Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Town
- Dunsop Bridge
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 1920
Attended by: UNKNOWN
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 577
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Current location
Root Hill
Dunsop Bridge
Ribble Valley
Lancashire
BB7 3AZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 65914 50031
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Patte cross set on a shaft, plinth and two steps. The dedication is on the 6o'clock face with the names on the 12o'clock.
- Inscription
- BACK: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO "AT THE CALL/OF KING AND COUNTRY,/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO/THEM.ENDURED HARDNESS,/ 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"/ (Names) FRONT: THESE MEN OF/ BOWLAND/ DIED FOR ENGLAND/ 1914-1919
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashbourne, G
Bleazard, R
Carr, J
Charnock, H
Charnock, R
Dolphin, J
Eccles, J
Gardner, J
Mckend, P
Petty, R
See details for all 14 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 14
Served and returned: 0
Died: 14
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 2160MM, height 3720MM, width 2216MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- BOWLAND FOREST (HIGH DIVISION) PC
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