Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Carlisle
Town
Scaleby
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS BEATTIE & CO (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th July 1920
    Attended by: Sir Robert Allison, Chairman of War Memorial Committee
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4314

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Current location

Outside village hall.
Scaleby Village Hall
Church Houses
Scaleby
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4LJ
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 44708 63134
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Celtic cross of grey Scottish granite set on a tapering shaft with knotwork at top and bottom. The whole is set on a two-stepped tapering plinth and the lettering in black.
Inscription
[names, casualties first]/TO THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, J D
Armstrong, J J
Armstrong, R W
Bailey, J
Bailey, J W
Balfour, E
Barker, C
Bell, J D
Bell, M E M
Bendle, J
See details for all 30 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 28
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 230-170mm, height 2400mm, width 380-250mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 630-550mm, height 330mm, width 840-720mm
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Scaleby War Memorial
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carlisle Journal 16/6/1920 page 4a-b
  • Unveiling Service-Document SPC 38/43 at Carlisle Archives (note there was a Children's Tea the following afternoon)

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