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
Country: England
Date first listed: 14 June 2017
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MATERIALS: Granite.

DESCRIPTION: The memorial is located at a road junction between Boot and Dalegarth in Eskdale. It comprises a wheel-head cross decorated with carved circles around a central boss in the cross-head and surmounting a rectangular tapered shaft. The front face is inscribed THESE FELL/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1918/ (14 NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES). The other faces are inscribed similarly THESE SERVED/ IN THE FORCES/ 1914 – 1918/ (54 NAMES). The shaft is set upon a single-stepped base.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 3 July 2017.

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