Rosley war memorial
Holy Trinity Churchyard, Carwath Cottages, Rosley, Cumbria, CA7 8AU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1467589
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Rosley war memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Holy Trinity Churchyard, Carwath Cottages, Rosley, Cumbria, CA7 8AU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1467589
- Date first listed:
- 11-Dec-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Rosley war memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Holy Trinity Churchyard, Carwath Cottages, Rosley, Cumbria, CA7 8AU
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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:
- Holy Trinity Churchyard, Carwath Cottages, Rosley, Cumbria, CA7 8AU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Westward
- National Grid Reference:
- NY3155547621
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Rosley War Memorial, erected 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* it is a simple yet poignant memorial in the form of an unadorned wheel head cross in local sandstone.
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 Rosley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by seven members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War.
The war memorial is situated within the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church and was unveiled and dedicated on 20 February 1921 by Bishop Suffragan of Barrow in Furness.
Details
First World War memorial, 1921.
DESCRIPTION: this war memorial is situated within the churchyard of Church of Holy Trinity, prominently sited to face the main street. Of sandstone construction, it takes the form of a plain, unadorned wheel head cross on a rectangular-section shaft, on a tapering plinth with a two-stepped base. Base levels have rusticated finish to the riser edges. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering and reads: THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE/MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO DIED ON SERVICE/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/[names].
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register - Rosley, accessed 25 October 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4065
War Memorials Online - Rosley, accessed 25 October 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/173906/
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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