Can you photograph your local war memorial? (UK)

Grange-in-Borrowdale War Memorial, Cumbria
Found in the church grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Grange-in-Borrowdale.

The Grange-in-Borrowdale war memorial commemorates the fallen of the two World Wars. The wording on the memorial is as follows:

"In sacred memory to the men of Grange who gave their lives for the Right and their country in the Great War, 1914 - 1918.

H.E. Leyland
A.E. Wilson
E.J. Boow
W. Nicholson

Also in memory of
E. Dover
R.L.T. Johnson
C.W. Taylor
1939-1945

We will remember them."

 

Keswick & district War Memorials, Cumbria.

The civic war memorial for Keswick, Cumbria is located in a prominent position at the junction of Penrith Road & Station Road. It commemorates the town's war dead from both World Wars as well as the former employees of the Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway Company who died in WW1.

In June 1927, the the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) visited Keswick and laid a wreath at the War Memorial. A photograph of this occasion is in the Keswick Museum & Art Gallery, Station Road, Keswick.

Nearby, in the Museum & Art Gallery, is the war memorial of Brigham School, Penrith Road, Keswick. The school was closed in 1993 and the memorial relocated to the Museum. This memorial lists only the war dead of WW1.

Attachments:
1. Brigham School, Keswick War Memorial;
2. Keswick U.D. War Memorial, Penrith Road, Keswick (Front);
3. Keswick U.D. War Memorial (WW2 names, part 1);
4. Keswick U.D. War Memorial (WW2 names, part 2);
5. Keswick U.D. War memorial (WW1 names);
6. Keswick U.D. War Memorial (C,K & P Railway Co. Memorial).

Thisis a link to a website about "Keswick War Memorial" which gives additional information and has photographs of some of the casualties listed on the Keswick memorial:
http://keswick-at-war.yolasite.com/

 

The war memorials at Crosthwaite (St Kentigern's) parish, Keswick
Located inside Crosthwaite Parish Church, Keswick, Cumbria

There are war memorials inside Crosthwaite Parish Church (dedicated to St Kentigern) for the Boer War, WW1 and WW2 (see attached photographs).

There are also 14 CWGC casulties buried in the churchyard - 9 from WW1 and 5 from WW2. The 1860 standard (Crimean War era) of the local Volunteer Battalion, the "Skiddaw Greys" was also laid up in the church following a restructuring of the Territorial Forces in 1908.

Attached photographs:
1. Crosthwaite Parish Church (St Kentigern's), Church of England;
2. Crosthwaite Parish Boer War memorial;
3. The "Skiddaw Greys" 1860 standard;
4. Crosthwaite Parish WW1 memorial;
(Crosthwaite Parish WW2 memorial posted separately).

 

Crosthwaite (St Kentigern's) Parish, Keswick Cumbria

The Churchyard of Crosthwaite Parish Church, Keswick, Cumbria has fourteen official CWGC interments. Nine of these are from the First World War and five are from the Second World War.

There is also a memorial to four members of the Speight family all of whom were in the army during WW1 according to the headstone (see photograph No 8 attached). Unusually, the CWGC does not record their burial in this churchyard, nor are they listed on the Crosthwaite parish memorial.

Attachments
Some of the WW1 & WW2 headstone memorials in Crosthwaite (St Kentigern's) Churchyard, Keswick, Cumbria.

 

WW2 Memorial, Crosthwaite (St Kentigern's) Parish, Keswick, Cumbria
Located insde Crosthwaite Parish Church, Keswick, Cumbria.

Attachment:
Crosthwaite Parish Church WW2 memorial

 

Broxbourne,Hertfordshire

 

Henlow,Bedfordshire

 

Lincoln War Memorial

 

Whittlebury,Northamptonshire

 

St Nicolas Church, Kings Norton, Birmingham; these are resin replicas.

More info here

Steve W.

 

Coleshill,Buckinghamshire

 

Cuddington,Buckinghamshire

 

Biddulph memorial

 

Ashendon,Buckinghamshire

 

These pics were taken yesterday whilst hill walking in the Edale area peak district.

 

Gravenhurst,Bedfordshire

 

my most local one old kilpatrick

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Clydebank war memorial

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Clydebank Blitz memorial
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Great Amwell,Hertfordshire

 

when i get a minute ill do the clackmannanshire ones for you, (alloa, clackmannanshire. coalsnaughton and others)

 

thank you Hutchie