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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Penwith
Town
St. Ives
County
Cornwall
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2nd November 1922
    Attended by: Lady Hain of Treloyham Manor
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th October 1950
    Attended by: Canon H.W.R. Roberts, Chancellor of Diocese of Truro
  • Dedicated
    Date: 2nd November 1922
    Attended by: Rev. S. Colliver Williams, Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Show More (2)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9279

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Current location

St. Ives Parish Church
Market Square
St. Ives
Penwith
Cornwall
TR26 1LE
England

OS Grid Ref: SW 51808 40528
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Three-stepped base surmounted by pedestal, tapering shaft and Celtic Cross. Celtic knotwork design on the side of the cross face and shaft. Inscription on sides of the pedestal with names on bronze plaques on other sides. Whole stands on a raised area enclosed by a low wall with tiled roof. WW2 names on plaque placed on memorial wall at one end of the memorial garden.
Inscription
North face: IN/ PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF ST. IVES/ WHO IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 &/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ GAVE THEIR ALL/ AND IN GIVING/ RAISED MEN'S IDEALS OF WHAT/ MAN MAY BECOME/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE South face: LEST WE FORGET Other sides: (NAMES) WW2 PLAQUE: (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Babbage, H Ivan
Baragwanath, W W
Beckerleg, Stephen
Beckerleg, S Trevor
Berriman, Samuel
Best, Arthur H
Bidgood, Richard Quick
Blewett, John J
Burston, C W
Campbell, Robert
See details for all 93 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 93
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 93
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, initial, forename
    Order of information: Surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 109
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 109
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials, gender
    Order of information: Surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
C 1950: DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON THE CROSS CHANGED TO INCLUDE WW2
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Penwith District Council
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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