Hensingham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 2021. War memorial.
Hensingham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- over-frieze-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 2021
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hensingham War Memorial is a First World War memorial with a Second World War addition, built in 1925. It is made of Dalbeattie granite and bronze and has an octagonal plan form.
The memorial features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross on a shaft that has entasis. The front (east) face of the cross is adorned with carved Scandinavian knotwork interlace designs in the cross-head. The shaft is finely axed and has moulded edges, with a lead letter inscription at the bottom that reads: "TO THE MEN OF/HENSINGHAM PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918."
The shaft rises from a rough-hewn tapering plinth, which has a smooth recessed panel on its front (east) face containing leaded lettering that names the 36 fallen soldiers. The plinth is set on a two-stepped canted square base, and the upper step's front (east) face displays a Second World War bronze cast plaque dedication with a low relief inscription: "AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WAR 1939-1945."
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