Memorial

St Michaels Church - WW1 - Lych Gate

Lych Gate

Source: Copyright Ray Griffiths

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Current Location

St Michael & All Angels Church, Ellonby Road, Skelton, Eden, Cumbria, CA11 9TE, England

NY 43952 35421

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 3121
Description: Lych gate with inscription carved over the entrance.
Inscription: Outside (Roadside) Beam-Roadside Face- AND THE 1939-1945 WAR/THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 Inside (East) Beam West Face- SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS BE SAID OF YOU BE SAID THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD A RICHER HARVEST, ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP [The names are on the stonework on the north side of the lych gate (the stonework is rather worn)]

Unveiled

19th September 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Gate

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1412139

Plaques

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1412139