Memorial

Ambleside Market Cross Dial Post - WW2

Memorial

Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

North Road/Market Cross junction, Market Cross, Ambleside, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA22 9BS, England

NY 37671 04322

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 18874
Description: Reproduction sandstone post surmounted by a square sundial crosshead bearing the initials, arms, and motto of its original builder. Mounted on a three-step octagonal slate base which bears a slate tablet carrying the incised inscription. The inscription states that this is a 'restoration', but the original sundial crosshead may be found in the nearby Armitt Museum.
Inscription: On the tablet on the steps: MARKET CROSS 1651 - RESTORED 1995 / IN COMMEMORATION OF / THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE END OF WWII On the crosshead: GB/ 1651/ Vita ut herba (All flesh is grass)

Maintenance History: 1995: CROSS WAS RESTORED; C 1950: CROSS MOVED FROM MARKET PLACE TO CURRENT LOCATION DUE TO ROAD REALIGNMENT; CROSS IS MAINTAINED UNDER ANNUAL CONTRACT BY A LOCAL STONEMASON

Dedicated

1995

Vicar of Ambleside

Cross

Made from: Stone - Local

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Slate

Condition: Good