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    Memorial

    Keswick - Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway Company

    Plaque

    Source: Copyright Ray Griffiths

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    Current Location

    Located on rear face of Town War Memorial WMR 2206, Keswick Cenotaph, Station Street/Penrith Road corner, Keswick, Allerdale, Cumbria, CA12 4NB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NY 26813 23492

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    3996
    Description
    Bronze plaque with crossed olive branches top centre, and inscription and names below. All cast in relief with a simple raised border.
    Inscription
    COCKERMOUTH KESWICK & PENRITH RAILWAY COMPANY/ IN PROUD & HONOURED MEMORY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THIS COMPANY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    Initials, forename, rank, unit
    Order of names
    By rank, THEN alphabetically by surname
    Maker(s)
    • Keswick School of Industrial Art, Manufacturer

    Costs
    £35/4
    Maintenance History
    Relocated to the rear face of Town War Memorial WMR 2206. Subject to weathering and oxidisation.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    1st May 1920

    MAJOR HAMLET RILEY DL, JP, LLB (CANTAB), Company Chairman

    Rededicated

    6th Mar 1972

    Previous Location(s)

    • Keswick Railway Station (Closed), Station Street, Keswick, Allerdale, Cumbria, CA12 4NQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NY 27049 23770

    Year of move

    1972

    Reason for move

    Station closed.

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 600mm

    Width: 1215mm

    Depth: 5mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • Our website 2206 http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.2206/fromUkniwmSearch/1
    • Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson 10-11 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008
    • Local Publication/Booklet 60 / 8th May 1920 'Rails through Lakeland' 'The Mid-Cumberland & North Westmorland Herald'
    • West Cumberland Times 5/5/1920 page 1