Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross

The memorial stands on the north side of Ulverston Road, in a grassed area at the junction with the lane to Pennington. The sandstone memorial, c4m tall, consists of a plain Latin cross with chamfered arms and shaft. The shaft rises from a square, chamfered, plinth that stands on a four-stepped, square, base.

The principal inscription on the front face of the plinth reads 1914 – 1918/ +/ PENNINGTON/ MEMORIAL OF THE GREAT WAR/ FOR THE WORLD’S FREEDOM/ AND OF THE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING. The inscription THEY SHALL BE HAD/ IN EVERLASTING/ REMEMBRANCE reads around the remaining three faces of the plinth, with the names of those who fell in the First World War listed below. In addition, a plaque attached to the front face of the top step of the base carries the inscription 1939 – 1945 (3 NAMES). A plaque attached to the step below carries the other four Second World War names. All of the inscriptions are incised.