Memorial

Staveley - Cross

Inscription on plinth (6 o'clock face)

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

Kentmere Road/ Brow Lane Junction, Staveley-in-Westmorland, South Lakeland, Cumbria, LA8 9PH, England

SD 47001 98590

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 4214
Description: THREE STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TAPERED SHAFT AND STYLISED CROSS. INSCRIPTIONS ON FACES OF THE PLINTH. WHOLE STANDS ON A RAISED AREA ENCLOSED BY A LOW WALL WITH ENTRANCE POINTS ON THREE SIDES. Around the centenary anniversary of WW1 in 2014 new brass plaques (1 dedication, 2 WW1 and 1/WW2) were added to one of the surrounding walls due to the original inscription on the plinth being heavily eroded.
Inscription: TO THE GRATEFUL AND LASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM STAVELEY WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945

Cross

Height: 2550mm

Width: 260mm

Depth: 260mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Base

Height: 120mm

Width: 1980mm

Depth: 1980mm