Cleator War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1922, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: grey granite from Creetown, Galloway; walls are Cumberland red sandstone; iron gate and railings

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is located in a roadside enclosure in Main Street, Cleator, Cumbria. It is prominently situated near to the junction with Cleator Gate. It comprises a silver grey granite draped urn with floral swag to the north face. This surmounts a tall, three-tier, pedestal with floral rosettes to each face of the third tier with egg and dart moulding to the cornice below. The plinth has stone plaques on two faces containing the inscription and sits on a moulded foot and three-tiered base below. The inscription is in leaded lettering and continues on the foot and base.

The north side of the pedestal caries the principal inscription and reads: ERECTED/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE CLEATOR AND T TERRACE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ KILLED/15 NAMES/ DIED ON SERVICE/5 NAMES/ THEIR SPIRIT LIVETH EVERMORE.

The Second World War inscription is on the west face and reads: 1939-1945/10 NAMES.

The memorial is on a concrete foundation that is raised, forming another step. It stands within a Cumberland red sandstone low-walled enclosure with castellated coping and decorative iron railings and gate to the roadside.