Memorial

Lamplugh Church - Cross

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Source: Copyright Stuart Nicholson

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Current Location

St Michael & All Angels Church, Lamplugh, Copeland, Cumbria, CA14 4TY, England

OS Grid Reference

NY 08841 20793

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 4050
Description: BASE SURMOUNTED BY A PLINTH AND CELTIC CROSS. INSCRIPTION IN lead LETTERING ON THE SIDES OF THE PLINTH. RELIEF OF SHEATHED SWORD ACROSS FRONT FACE OF BASE
Inscription: 12 O'CLOCK FACE: "THERE WAS / WAR IN HEAVEN / MICHAEL AND HIS ANGELS / FOUGHT AGAINST THE DRAGON" / IN / PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE SONS / OF THIS PARISH / WHO, WHEN THERE WAS / WAR ON EARTH / 1914 - 1918 / FOUGHT AGAINST EVIL / AND GAVE THEIR LIVES / BUT THEIR CAUSE / PREVAILED / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" 6 O'CLOCK FACE: ALSO / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN WHO DIED / IN THE WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACES: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 30
Died: 30
Information shown: surname, rank, regiment, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: These men also appear on IWM 80826, 80827 and 80828.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): MESSRS BEATTIE & CO, Builder
Costs: £178/4/6
Maintenance History: 2004: The lettering was cleaned & repainted.; Originally the cross was beside the West Wall of the Church. After WW2 it was moved about 6 feet west to its current position and rotated through 180 degrees to provide a vacant face for the WW2 casualties. ; Until late 2014 the PCC of the Parish was the custodian-transferred to the Parish Council at that date.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

16 June 1921

Colonel D J Mason DSO

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Lamplugh Church - Cross

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Lamplugh Church - Cross

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Memorial Details

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