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Allhallows, Mealsgate
Town or City: Mealsgate
County: Cumbria
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM8452
Value of grant: £257.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2014
UKNIWM reference number: 3999
Mealsgate war memorial is located at All Saints Church and takes the form of a cross. The memorial is composed of a stone base surmounted by a Celtic cross. The inscriptions are painted on the shaft and base and commemorate the fallen of the First and Second World Wars.
In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £257 towards the restoration of the lettering. The inscriptions had lost legibility so these were re-painted using black enamel paint.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
“1914
(names)
1915
(names)
1916
(names)
1917
(names)
1918
(names)
1917
(name)”
“In memory of the men from this parish
who made the supreme sacrifice
In the Great War 1914-1918.
“Greater love hath no man””
“1939-1945
(names)”
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM8452
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 3999
War Memorials Online: 165859
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
