Memorial details

Memorial type
Land
District
Lancaster
Town
Lancaster
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 3 December 2017
    Attended by: Mayor of Lancaster
  • Presented
    Date: 3 September 1951
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Presented
    Date: 16 October 2017
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
74530

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Current location

Bounded by Derwent Road
Keswick Road
Borrowdale Road and Kentmere Road
Derwent Road
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 3EU
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 48508 62040
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Recreation ground (which has houses on all 4 sides) with a stone of dedication, which bears 2 metal plaques. The field is a mixture of grassland and trees.
Inscription
On one side of the stone- Miss Whalley's Field/In 1939 Geraldine Whalley donated this field/to the children of Lancaster in perpetuity./The gift was to honour the memory of her brother,/Capt Julian Lawson Whalley MC, who died on/3rd Dec 1917 at the battle of Cambrai in WW1./The Friends of Miss Whalley's Field. On the other side of the stone- CENTENARY FIELDS/Commemorating World War 1 2014-2018/Miss Whalley's Field/Lancaster/REMEMBERING THE PAST-PROTECTING THE FUTURE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Whalley, Julian Lawson
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, decorations, place of death, date of death, relationships, other
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Playing / Sports field
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Lancaster City Council
Reference

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