Hethersgill War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 2020. War memorial.

Hethersgill War Memorial

WRENN ID
eastward-chimney-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 2020
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

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

MATERIALS: Aberdeen granite

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is prominently sited to face the main road within the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. It takes the form of a wheel-head cross with a central boss and Celtic knot-work in relief to the arms. It has a short, tapering shaft with a tapering panel of intricate knot- work carvings. The cross surmounts a tapering plinth and has a moulded foot for a base. The plinth bears the inscription on an incised granite plaque and reads:

IN MEMORY OF / THE GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914-1918 / [names] / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

The rear of the war memorial records a further loss:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF / A [name] / OBIT 22ND MARCH 1921

The Second World War inscription occupies the left side of the plinth and reads:

IN PROUD / REMEMBRANCE OF / [names] / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939-1945

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