Memorial

Cumberland and Westmorland

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Current Location

Rickerby Park, Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 9AB, England

NY 40910 56841

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 4266
Description: Cenotaph with the two county (Cumberland and Westmorland) , Carlisle City and Regimental (Royal Regiment of Artillery, Border Regiment and Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry) crests at base, also the devices of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Royal Army Medical Corps. Laurel wreaths and palm branches carved in relief at top. Stands on a raised platform (30 feet square and 6 feet high) mound with steps and enclosed by railings. Inscription to men and women of local regiments of WW1. There is a bronze plaque for WW2. The area is surrounded by speared cast-iron area railings, with a gate open to the public. The memorial includes two park benches, both with inscriptions.
Inscription: TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN/ OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR/ AND IN HONOUR OF THE GLORIOUS SERVICES OF THE/ BORDER REGIMENT,/ WESTMORLAND AND CUMBERLAND YEOMANRY,/ CUMBERLAND BRIGADE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY/ AND THE WESTMORLAND DETACHMENT R.A.M.C. Plaque: COMMEMORATING THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II (1939-1945) AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS.

Maker(s): SIR ROBERT LORIMER, Architect
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: In 1920 The Citizens League purchased the area for £11,500 and in a joint scheme with the Corporation (City Council), Rickerby Park was dedicated as a memorial to the fallen of the Great War. See our record 54127 for details of the park. The Cenotaph is located in the park.
Maintenance History: Feb 2012: Repairs cost £14,897 including a £3,500 grant from the War Memorials Trust. Includes repairs to railings.; 2007: The Carlisle City Council have carried out repairs, rebedding and repointing the uppermost stones; January 2005-railings damaged by severe flooding, repaired Oct-Nov 2005 at a cost of c£2,000. The 2012 work was undertaken by Roland Hill Ltd of Parsonby, Cumbria.