Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross
Ulverston Road, Cross Moor, Pennington, Cumbria, LA12 0RT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429174
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross
- Statutory Address:
- Ulverston Road, Cross Moor, Pennington, Cumbria, LA12 0RT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429174
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross
- Statutory Address 1:
- Ulverston Road, Cross Moor, Pennington, Cumbria, LA12 0RT
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Ulverston Road, Cross Moor, Pennington, Cumbria, LA12 0RT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Pennington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD2685576749
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross, situated in the village of Pennington, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: a simple yet dignified war memorial in the manner of a wayside cross.
History
Pennington Parish War Memorial Cross was unveiled on 9 October 1920 by Brigadier-General Garsford. It was raised to commemorate the 13 local servicemen who had died fighting during the First World War. Plaques commemorating those who fell in the Second World War were added to the base after the end of that conflict.
Details
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.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 18/05/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4141
War Memorials Online, accessed 18/05/2015 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/159468
Other
“Local and District News”, Lancashire Evening Post, 12 October 1920, p4
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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