Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled on 23 September 1921, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk, which stands in the municipal cemetery, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in the cemetery at Appleby-in-Westmorland as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 58 local men and one woman, Nurse Hilda Hodgson VAD (d1918), who died during the First World War.
Details
The limestone memorial is located at the centre of Appleby Cemetery. It takes the form of an obelisk, square on plan, standing on a tall plinth with a moulded cap incorporating relief-carved wreaths within round-headed pediments to each side. It terminates in a chamfered, square block foot. That surmounts a four-stepped, square base.
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