Dalston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2018. Memorial.
Dalston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- peeling-obsidian-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Dalston War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, Corner of Carlisle Road and Church Lane, Cumbria, CA5 7LL
- OS grid reference
- NY 369 501
- Coordinates
- 54.84213, -2.98379
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dalston War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, located in the churchyard of St Michael’s Church, next to the lychgate at the corner of Carlisle Road (B5299) and Church Lane in Dalston, Cumbria. It stands prominently at the entrance of the churchyard, facing the village. The memorial features a approximately 3.5-meter tall wheel-head granite cross on a square plinth with a tapering cap. The cross head, wheel, and shaft are intricately incised with strap work designs. The shaft bears a relief inscription commemorating the First World War, while the reverse of the cross head is also decorative. The reverse of the shaft includes inscriptions for the Second World War in leaded lettering. The inscription reads: "IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH OF DALSTON WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 (NAMES) LEST WE FORGET 1939 – 1945 (NAMES) MAY THEY REST IN PEACE."
Local climate
Dalston War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,180 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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