Memorial

Ballaugh Parish, Ballaugh Bridge

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Current Location

Junction of C37 and A3 - Ballaugh Glen, Ballaugh, Ballaugh, Isle of Man, IM7 5EE, Isle of Man

OS Grid Reference

SC 34768 93450

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 28204
Description: Rough-hewn sandstone Celtic Cross with smooth-faced wheel, with Celtic knot carvings on the tapered shaft, which is mounted into a two-step square plinth, standing on a square step, surrounded b y a post and chain fence. A small brass plaque carrying the Invocation is set in the upper section of the front of the plinth, with a larger one carrying the WW1 Dedication on the lower section with the WW2 dedication carved into the 3 o'clock face. The inscriptions on the front plaques are repoussé.
Inscription: 6 O'Clock: LEST WE FORGET/ THANKS BE TO GOD WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM/ THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND IN GRATITUDE/ TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT OR IN ANY WAY/ HELPED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BALLAUGH 1920. Plaque 2: LEST WE FORGET 3 O'Clock: ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL OR SERVED/ IN THE 1939-1945 WAR.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Inhabitants of Ballaugh, 1920

Ceremonies

Unveiled

6 April 1921

Lieutenant Governor Major-General Sir William Fry, KCVO, CB

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Cross

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

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Ballaugh Parish, Ballaugh Bridge

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

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Ballaugh Parish, Ballaugh Bridge

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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