Kirkby Stephen War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 2018. A C20 War memorial.

Kirkby Stephen War Memorial

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: Lazonby sandstone; bronze.

DESCRIPTION: Kirkby Stephen War Memorial is located in the Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. It is prominently situated at the heart of the settlement. It comprises a Lazonby sandstone cross pattée variant on a tapering shaft, octagonal plinth and three-tiered octagonal base. The plinth bears the inscriptions on bronze panels with white-painted lettering. The Second World War plaques were added around the uppermost riser edges of the tiered base.

The inscription reads TO/ OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914 – 1919// (NAMES)// 1939 –1945/ (NAMES).

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