Memorial details

Memorial type
Seat
District
Copeland
Town
Whitehaven
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 6 June 2000
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11 November 2014
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62304

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Current location

On the queen street side of the gardens towards the east end of the church ruins
St Nicholas' Church
Lowther Street
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 7DG
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 97402 18148
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Park bench with a metal plaque in the middle of the rear uprights.
Inscription
JUNE 6TH 2000/ FROM WEST CUMBRIA/ BRANCH 51/ NORMANDY VETERANS/ ASSOCIATION/ IN MEMORY OF/ ALL WHO DIED IN/ THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY 1944
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Seat
    Measurements: depth 650mm, height 960mm, width 1185mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 280mm, width 290mm
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
History
Seat replaced (with the original plaque) on 4 November 2014 as the original seat had become badly weathered. Dedicated at the annual Armistice Day service on 11 November 2014.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • The Archives of the Whitehaven Branch of the NVA (founded 1987, closed 2008) are reference YDSO 99 at Whitehaven Archives Centre. Other artefacts of the branch (including a previous plaque, formerly displayed in Whitehaven Civic Hall) are deposited at The Beacon, Whitehaven: catalogue references are not currently (May 2017) available.

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