Culgaith War Memorial

Village Green, Station Road, B6412, Culgaith, Cumbria, CA10 1QL

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First World War memorial, 1922, with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457728
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Culgaith War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Village Green, Station Road, B6412, Culgaith, Cumbria, CA10 1QL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457728
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Culgaith War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Village Green, Station Road, B6412, Culgaith, Cumbria, CA10 1QL

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:: Village Green, Station Road, B6412, Culgaith, Cumbria, CA10 1QL

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

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Culgaith
National Grid Reference:: NY6108329723

Summary

First World War memorial, 1922, with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Culgaith War Memorial, which is situated on a green by the roadside of the B6412, 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 sandstone Celtic cross.

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

Culgaith War Memorial commemorates four local servicemen who fell in the First World War and three men who fell in the Second World War. The memorial was unveiled on 25 June 1922 by Colonel T Fetherstonhaugh of The College, Kirkoswald and dedicated by the vicar, the Reverend J T Edwards.

Details

First World War memorial, 1922.

MATERIALS: red sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: Culgaith War Memorial is located on a green by the roadside of the B6412, Culgaith, Cumbria. It is prominently situated facing a main road junction in the heart of the village. It comprises a red sandstone wheel-head cross adorned with Celtic-style scrollwork carving in relief, set on a plinth with a two-stepped base. The memorial is set upon a red sandstone hexagonal paved area surrounded with a low kerb and six post pads which carry ornamental iron posts and chain. The base of the shaft bears the dedication in relief carved lettering and the plinth and stepped base bear the names in incised lettering.

The inscription is in incised lettering and reads TO/ OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)// GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS// (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3042
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/172976/

Legal

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