Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 2018. Memorial.
Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- hollow-joist-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk, Bongate, Appleby-In-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6HR
- OS grid reference
- NY 691 200
- Coordinates
- 54.57512, -2.47924
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Appleby Cemetery War Memorial is a limestone obelisk located at the center of Appleby Cemetery. It has a square base and stands on a tall plinth with a moulded cap that features relief-carved wreaths within round-headed pediments on each side. The memorial ends in a chamfered, square block foot, which is placed on a four-stepped, square base.
The plinth displays inscriptions in applied metal lettering. The main dedication on the front face reads: "TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD IN HONOUR AND LOVING APPRECIATION OF THOSE FROM THE PARISHES OF APPLEBY S. LAWRENCE AND APPLEBY S. MICHAEL WHO LEFT HOME AND KINDRED AND IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. 'NO HATE WAS THEIRS NO THIRST FOR FAME WHEN FORTH TO DEATH BY HONOUR SENT LIFE BECKONED SWEET THE GREAT CALL CAME THEY KNEW THEIR DUTY AND THEY WENT.' 1914 – 1918."
Additionally, there is a later dedication for the Second World War on the front face of the foot, which reads "1939 - 1945 (9 NAMES)." The names of those commemorated from the First World War are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.
Local climate
Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 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 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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