Memorial

Castletown Cross

The memorial in front of the castle

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Current Location

In front of the castle, Castle Rushen, Speaker's Garden, Market Square, Castletown, Castletown, Isle of Man, IM9 1LQ, Isle of Man

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SC 26482 67433

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 28189
Description: Rough hewn granite Celtic Cross on a square granite plinth laid upon a two step slate base within a railed enclosure in the Speaker's Garden of Rushen Castle. The WW1 names are on slate tablets mounted each side of a granite wall to the rear. The WW2 dedication and names have been added on a similar tablet to the rear of the cross. A WW1 Centenary memorial in the form of a pair of wooden benches and four small wooden plaques has been set in front of the memorial (WMR 99296).
Inscription: (ON CROSS BASE) IN REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 - 1918/ CASTLETOWN TO THE MEMORY OF HER CHILDREN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN (ON WALL - LEFT) 1914 - IN MEMORY OF 1918/ (NAMES) (ON WALL - CENTRE) 1939 - IN MEMORY OF 1945/ (NAMES) (ON WALL - RIGHT) 1914 - IN MEMORY OF 1918/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 78
Died: 78
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 36
Died: 36
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): Mr C Cubbon and Mr S. Killey, monumental masons, Mason
Messrs J. Corrin and Son, Designer

Ceremonies

Unveiled

2 August 1923

Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

Dedicated

2 August 1923

The Bishop of Sodor and Mann

Unveiled

6 November 1949

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Castletown Cross

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Castletown Cross

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Memorial Details

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