Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Allerdale
Town
Eaglesfield
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
MESSRS WALKER BROTHERS (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th November 1920
    Attended by: Chancellor Campbell
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th November 1920
    Attended by: Chancellor Campbell
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67446

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Current location

In Churchyard
near Church Entrance
Mosser John Dalton Memorial Church (St. Philip & St James the Less)
Hotchberry Brow
Eaglesfield
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA13 0RX
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 10684 28049
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Grey Granite Obelisk on a 3 stage base.
Inscription
6 o’clock face ERECTED/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/FREEDOM, RIGHT AND PEACE/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ AND ALSO OF THOSE/WHO FELL IN THE WAR/1939-1945/[names] 3 o’clock face [WW1 NAMES] 9 o’clock face [WW1 NAMES] 12 o’clock face-THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bartle, Walter
Cowen, Dorothy
Long, John Edward
Moffat, Henry Bell
Mossop, Edward
Pape, Donald Fp
Porter, William Ballantine
Robinson, Harry
Routledge, William
Storr, Frederick William
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 700mm, height 315mm, width 700mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 550mm, height 270mm, width 550mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 450-425mm, height 770mm, width 450-425mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 300-160mm, height 1650mm, width 300-160mm
    Materials: Granite - Aberdeen
Listing information
  • Eaglesfield 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
  • West Cumberland Times 4/12/1920 page 2e
  • Booklet-'They Lie in a Foreign Field' by Walter Head & Sheila Gordon, published 2018 by Lorton & Derwent Fells Local History Society gives full biographies for the fallen of Buttermere, Embleton, Lorton, Loweswater, Mosser and Wythop

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