Crosscanonby War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Crosscanonby, Cumbria, CA15 6SJ

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First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457596
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Crosscanonby War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Crosscanonby, Cumbria, CA15 6SJ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457596
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Crosscanonby War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Crosscanonby, Cumbria, CA15 6SJ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Crosscanonby, Cumbria, CA15 6SJ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Crosscanonby
National Grid Reference:: NY0693439010

Summary

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Crosscanonby War Memorial, which is situated in St John’s Churchyard, Crosscanonby, 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:

* as a simple but well-executed granite cross.

Group value:

* with the Grade I-listed Church of St John and the Grade II-listed Crosscanonby Hall.

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 Crosscanonby as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

Crosscanonby War Memorial represents the fallen from Crosscanonby and Crosby and was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was unveiled on 26 September 1920 by Major Dykes, DSO. The memorial commemorates 12 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and five men who fell in the Second World War.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: grey granite.

DESCRIPTION: Crosscanonby War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John, Crosscanonby, Cumbria. It is prominently situated near to the churchyard lychgate, by the path leading to the church. It comprises a wheel-head cross with diagonally down-pointed sword and sword belt carved in relief, on a tiered moulded foot atop a tall four-sided plinth with cornice and two-tiered base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in leaded lettering.

The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THESE DIED IN WAR/ THAT WE IN PEACE MIGHT LIVE/ THESE GAVE THEIR BEST/ SO WE OUR BEST SHOULD GIVE/ NOT FOR THEMSELVES/ FOR JUSTICE, FREEDOM, RIGHT/ THEY FOUGHT, AND BID/ US FORWARD TO THE FIGHT// IN/ UNDYING MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)// AND OF/ (NAMES)// THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/67444
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/171227/

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.