Eskdale War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 2017. War memorial.

Eskdale War Memorial

WRENN ID
hallowed-pewter-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
Eskdale War Memorial, Junction of Valley Road with Stanley Ghyll Force Road, Copeland, Cumbria, Cumberland, CA19 1TF
OS grid reference
NY 171 005
Coordinates
54.39375, -3.27775
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Eskdale War Memorial is made of granite and is situated at a road junction between Boot and Dalegarth in Eskdale. It features a wheel-head cross, which is decorated with carved circles surrounding a central boss at the top. This cross is mounted on a rectangular tapered shaft. The front face of the memorial is inscribed with the words "THESE FELL/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1918/ (14 NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES)." The other faces bear a similar inscription that reads "THESE SERVED/ IN THE FORCES/ 1914 – 1918/ (54 NAMES)." The shaft stands on a single-stepped base.

Local climate

Eskdale War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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