Lowca War Memorial
Junction with West Croft Terrace at High Lowca, Lowca, Cumbria, CA28 6QN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457587
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Lowca War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction with West Croft Terrace at High Lowca, Lowca, Cumbria, CA28 6QN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457587
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Lowca War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction with West Croft Terrace at High Lowca, Lowca, Cumbria, CA28 6QN
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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:
- Junction with West Croft Terrace at High Lowca, Lowca, Cumbria, CA28 6QN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lowca
- National Grid Reference:
- NX9830321662
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Lowca War Memorial, which is situated on a roadside green in High Lowca, 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 sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* an elegant and well-executed granite column featuring decorative details.
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 at Lowca as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Lowca War Memorial was originally situated near to the Methodist Chapel. Some of the funding came from the disbanded Lowca Prisoner of War Fund in March 1919. The rest was raised by public subscription. The memorial was designed by Messrs Beattie and Co of Carlisle, whose design was accepted in May 1919, so long as they agreed to incorporate a carved rifle. The cost was approximately £105.
The memorial was unveiled near to the Methodist Chapel on 25 April 1920 by Thomas Crellin (of Lowca) and was maintained by the local branch of the British Legion until the 1960s, from then on having been maintained by the Parish Council. The memorial commemorates ten local servicemen who fell in the First World War and five men who fell in the Second World War.
The memorial was moved a short distance northwards to its current position in 2008.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920.
MATERIALS: grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Lowca War Memorial is located on a roadside green, High Lowca at the junction with West Croft Terrace, Lowca, Cumbria. It is prominently situated by the side of the main north-south road through the village. It comprises a light grey granite column with vertical incised flutings, which stands atop a moulded pedestal with cornice and wreaths carved at the top, leaded names below, and it stands on a moulded three-tiered base featuring a carved crossed rifle and sword to the front face. The column is surmounted by acanthus carvings. A recent (2008) stone tablet had been added to mark a relocation.
The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads ERECTED BY/ THE INHABITANTS OF LOWCA/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)// 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)// THIS MEMORIAL WAS RE-SITED/ THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2008/ BY THE PEOPLE OF LOWCA.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3973
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/169321/
Lowca Parish Council (September 2016), Lowca Lowdown, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.lowcapc.org.uk/lowcapc.org.uk/data/uploads/other/lowdown-sept-16-web-version.pdf
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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