Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Copeland
Town
Braystones
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 May 1920
    Attended by: Mr W.H. Watson of Braystones House
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 May 1920
    Attended by: Revd H Hunter Parker (Rural Dean)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67140

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Current location

On a hill in a field to the south of the Braystones to Beckermet road just east of the village- access is via a fisherman’s riverside path then 180 degrees round the hill..
Braystones Tower
Braystones
Copeland
Cumbria
CA21 2YJ
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 00844 05989
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sandstone tablet high up on west face of tower
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS ADDED TO THE TOWER/AD 1920/IN MEMORY OF/ROBERT AND JOHN HARRINGTON OF BRAYSTONES/AND THOMAS ROBLEY STEELE OF THE GILL/JOSEPH TALBOT ARMSTRONG AND JOSEPH L TYSON/OF LOW MILL AND OF WILLIAM DODGSON,/STANLEY MOFFAT, LIEUT ARTHUR JOSEPH STEELE/PHILLIP MORRISON THWAITES AND THOMAS TYSON/ALL OF BECKERMET WHO FELL IN VALIANT/SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/AND IN HONOUR ALSO OF HARRY CHRISTIAN VC/OF EHENSIDE, SERGEANT MAJOR JOHN WOOD DCM/OF NETHERTOWN, ANTHONY STEELE MM/OF MIDDLETOWN AND ALL OTHERS OF THIS/PARISH AND DISTRICT WHO FOUGHT FOR/THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE SAME/CAUSE/VIRTUS FIDES FORTITUDO
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, Joseph Talbot
Christian, Harry
Dodgson, William
Harrington, John
Harrington, Robert
Moffat, Stanley
Steele, Anthony
Steele, Arthur Joseph
Steele, Thomas Robley
Thwaites, Phillip Morrison
See details for all 13 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: 3
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: By full name, regiment, and village order (the memorial covers several scattered settlements).
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, village
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • BRAYSTONES TOWER
  • 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
History
The memorial is at Risk, and is unmaintained. I have defined this as at risk because no-one appears to have the care of the tower, which internally is in a collapsed and ruinous state. There is no public access to the tower (I trespassed), and no indication that anyone cares for the tower and memorial. The local St. Bees sandstone is soft and weathers easily, it is a surprise that it has lasted for this long. The tower was built as a folly for the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria and was once a popular location to visit, hence its location as a war memorial. Dimensions cannot be obtained due to the height above ground.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • West Cumberland Times 19 May 1920 page 2d and 26 May 1920 page 2f

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