Crosscanonby War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: grey granite.

DESCRIPTION: Crosscanonby War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John, Crosscanonby, Cumbria. It is prominently situated near to the churchyard lychgate, by the path leading to the church. It comprises a wheel-head cross with diagonally down-pointed sword and sword belt carved in relief, on a tiered moulded foot atop a tall four-sided plinth with cornice and two-tiered base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in leaded lettering.

The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THESE DIED IN WAR/ THAT WE IN PEACE MIGHT LIVE/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST/ SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE/ NOT FOR THEMSELVES/ FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM, RIGHT/ THEY FOUGHT, AND BID/ US FORWARD TO THE FIGHT// IN/ UNDYING MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)// AND OF/ (NAMES)// THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).