Boltongate War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2018. A Modern War memorial.
Boltongate War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- silent-timber-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, erected around 1920.
MATERIALS: grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Boltongate War Memorial is located in the churchyard of All Saints Church, B5299, Boltongate, Cumbria. It is prominently situated by the churchyard wall and path leading to the church. It comprises a wheel-head Celtic cross with knot work carving to the head, on a wide shaft and tapering, four-sided plinth. The shaft and plinth bears the First World War inscription. A low stone block with slate plaque has been added at the foot to bear a Second World War inscription.
The inscription reads: (NAMES)// TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ “WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL ?/ WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVES ?”// (slate plaque in front:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ THEY FOUGHT AND DIED FOR US.
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