Langdale War Memorial

First World War Memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: Langdale slate

DESCRIPTION: Langdale War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Chapel Stile, it is prominently situated close by the path leading to the church entrance. It comprises a plain wheel cross on a two-tiered base, surmounting a wall, with projecting three-course piers to either side, flanking a canted inscribed rectangular tablet that records the 26 names of the Fallen of the First World War. A rectangular forecourt filled with stone chippings is situated to the front of the wall, enclosed by a low curb; it contains a secondary tablet that records the five names of the Fallen of the Second World War. The main inscription reads: THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ THIS MEMORIAL BEARING THE NAMES OF LANGDALE MEN WHO FELL IN ACTION/ DIED OF WOUNDS OR OTHER CAUSES WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISIONERS AS A/ LASTING RECORD OF THEIR BRAVERY, PATRIOTISM AND DEVOTION TO THE EMPIRE, while the secondary inscription simply reads: THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945.