Above Derwent War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 2018. War memorial.
Above Derwent War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- half-solder-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial unveiled in 1921, with additional names of the fallen added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: stone
DESCRIPTION: Above Derwent War Memorial is located at the centre of a triangular plot of natural ground on the immediate north side of the old A66. It comprises a Celtic cross on a tapering shaft, set on a plinth and base. The cross has 'HIS' carved at the centre, a Greek key design around the wheel, and raised knot work decoration on the rest of the head and part of the shaft. The lower section of the shaft and the plinth bear the First World War inscriptions in incised and blackened lettering, the Second World War names were added by means of a slate tablet affixed to the front riser of the base.
The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM/ ABOVE DERWENT/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
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