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    Memorial

    Scaleby

    Overview of the memorial

    Source: Copyright Ray Griffiths

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    Current Location

    Outside village hall., Scaleby Village Hall, Church Houses, Scaleby, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4LJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NY 44708 63134

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    © WMR-4314

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    4314
    Description
    Celtic cross of grey Scottish granite set on a tapering shaft with knotwork at top and bottom. The whole is set on a two-stepped tapering plinth and the lettering in black.
    Inscription
    [names, casualties first]/TO THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    30
    Served
    28
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS BEATTIE & CO, Makers

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    12th July 1920

    Sir Robert Allison, Chairman of War Memorial Committee

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2400mm

    Width: 380-250mm

    Depth: 230-170mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463523

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a good example of a monumental masons' war memorial in the form of a decorative Celtic cross, executed in granite. Group value: * with a small group of Grade II-listed buildings including the Church of All Saints.

    Base

    Height: 330mm

    Width: 840-720mm

    Depth: 630-550mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463523

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a good example of a monumental masons' war memorial in the form of a decorative Celtic cross, executed in granite. Group value: * with a small group of Grade II-listed buildings including the Church of All Saints.

    • Carlisle Journal 16/6/1920 page 4a-b
    • Unveiling Service-Document SPC 38/43 at Carlisle Archives (note there was a Children's Tea the following afternoon)
    • "Scaleby War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463523. Accessed 31 July 2024.