Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- South Lakeland
- Town
- Heversham
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- J F Curwen (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4 April 1920
Attended by: Canon Gilbert
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4163
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Woodhouse Lane
Heversham
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA7 7EW
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 49598 83388
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TWO STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY TAPERED SHAFT AND CROSS. CELTIC KNOTWORK DESIGN OF LEAVES AND TENDRILS CARVED ON CROSS, SIDES AND FRONT FACE. COPIED BY SCULPTOR FROM A SECTION OF ANCIENT CROSS HEAD LOCATED BELOW SILL OF WESTERN WINDOW OF CHURCH.
- Inscription
- North face: TO THE MEMORY/OF THOSE/WHO AT THE CALL/OF/KING AND COUNTRY/LEFT ALL/THAT WAS DEAR/TO THEM/ENDURED HARDSHIP/FACED DANGER/AND/FINALLY PASSED/OUT OF THE SIGHT/OF MEN/BY THE PATH/OF DUTY/AND SELF-SACRIFICE/GIVING UP/THEIR OWN LIVES/THAT/OTHERS MIGHT LIVE/ IN FREEDOM South Face-(Names) / THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE / 1914-1919 / (Names) / 1939-1945 (Exact line spacing unknown)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, J
Baines, F
Chamley, J
Dowker, T
Germain, J B
Hamilton, J
Moore, J
Philipson, T
Proctor, E
Proctor, G H G
See details for all 17 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 4
Served and returned: 0
Died: 4
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 10 FT
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Base
Measurements: depth 7FT, width 7FT
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Cross
- Listing information
- MEMORIAL CROSS TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- HEVERSHAM
- WMO ID: 118527
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 09-05-2016]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Memorial: £246
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Book by Roger Bingham "THE CHURCH AT HEVERSHAM"
- LANCASTER GUARDIAN 10 APR 1920
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