Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Lectern or desk
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- St Bees
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: December 1949
Attended by: Bishop of Carlisle
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 67317
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Current location
In the Sanctuary
on the South Side of the High Altar
St Bees Priory Church
B5345
St Bees
Copeland
Cumbria
CA27 0DR
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 96848 12108
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Prayer Desk with a White Metal (probably Silver) Plaque, with inscribed white lettering on the west face of the desk.
- Inscription
- PRESENTED BY/ ST. BEES 1939-1945 WAR EFFORT/ In Memory OF/ [Names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bell, Lancelot T
Coward, Edward M
Jackson, John
Lancaster, George
Pink, Thomas
Rodgers, Alan
Watson, Harold
See details for all 7 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname and forenames
Order of information: Random
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 60mm, width 125mm
Materials: Metal
- Plaque
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: By the Village War Effort Fund
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