Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast figure
District
Copeland
Town
St Bees
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 1955
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70976

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Current location

At the bottom of the steps
along Wood Lane and opposite the Headmaster's House
outside the entrance to the Memorial Hall (which is IWM 3925)
St Bees School
Wood Lane
St Bees
Copeland
Cumbria
CA27 0DS
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 96979 12232
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sculpture in Green Buttermere Slate of a hand on top of a square base and plinth. The hand is holding the figure of a man: on the wrist are carved birds rising with a sun behind them. The commemoration is carved into the front face of the plinth.
Inscription
IF I TAKE THE WINGS OF THE/ MORNING AND REMAIN IN/ THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF/ THE SEA: EVEN THERE ALSO/ SHALL THY HAND LEAD ME,/ AND THY RIGHT HAND SHALL/ HOLD ME - PSALM 139:9-10
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
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: depth 280mm, height 1080mm, width 445mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 350mm, height 615mm, width 510mm
    Materials: Slate
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 490mm, height 310mm, width 560mm
    Materials: Slate
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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