War Memorial at the Church of St Michael

First World War memorial. Erected in 1920 to the design of Clement William Jewitt.

MATERIALS: carved from Lancaster Freestone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St Michael’s Church. It is situated immediately south-west of the church and adjacent to Camden Road. The memorial comprises a crucifix set upon the foliage capital of a c.4m high tapering octagonal shaft with a moulded base. The top arm of the cross carries an elaborately carved canopy. At the centre of the shaft is an inscription quoting from the Jesus Prayer: JESU MERCY. The shaft rests upon an octagonal pedestal 0.8m high and two-tiered octagonal base 0.7m high. Encircling the base of the shaft is the inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. The pedestal carries eight panels upon which are inscribed, along with those on the base, 100 names of the Fallen. The upper tier of the base carries the inscription: ‘1914 FOR ENGLAND 1919’.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 9 February 2017.