Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Eden
Town
Lowther
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
68025

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Current location

On East Wall of North Aisle Chapel
St Michael's Church
road from Lowther Estate Office to Askham
Lowther
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 2PD
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 51900 24455
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque set on Pink Marble. There is a large depiction of Henry in the uniform of the 1st Life Guards at centre, the family coat of arms and motto are also shown. The inscription commences on the left hand side of the soldier, continues on the right hand side and is completed at the base of the plaque.
Inscription
HENRY EARL/OF/LONSDALE/LORD LIEUTENANT/AMD COSTUS RUTULORUM/OF WESTMORLAND/AND CUMBERLAND/COLONEL OF THE/WESTMORLAND AND/CUMBERLAND YEO/MANRY CAVALRY/BORN MAR XXVII AD MDCCCXVIII/HON COLONEL OF THE ROYAL CUM/BERLAND MILITIA/HON COLONEL OF/THE CUMBERLAND/VOLUNTEERS LATE/CAPTAIN IN THE LIFE GUARDS/REP WESTMORLAND/IN PARLIAMENT 25 YEARS/DIED AUG XV MDCCCLXXVI/TO WHOSE BELOVED MEMORY AS THE/BEST OF HUSBANDS AND FATHERS AND/THE MOST UPRIGHT OF GENTLEMEN THIS/MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS WIFE/THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Lowther, Henry
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Commemorations
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, full forenames, army career, family details, date of death, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 2450mm, width 920mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 65mm, height 2490mm, width 970mm
    Materials: Marble - Pink
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: By his widow
Reference
  • The Lowther family by Hugh Owen (1990) pages 400-401

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