Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | war memorial, Barrow-in-Furness | |
| parish |
Barrow-in-Furness borough,
once in Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| building/s; war memorial | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD20306979 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD26
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | SD2069 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| WAR MEMORIAL IN PUBLIC PARK / / PARK AVENUE / BARROW IN FURNESS / BARROW IN FURNESS / CUMBRIA / II / 388555 / SD2030969791 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| War Memorial. 1919. By Major C Oakley. For Barrow Haematite Steel Co. Sculptors Fairburn and Hull; all of Barrow. Portland limestone with iron railings and bronze plaques. Circular platform with railings between 4 flights of steps having piers and balustrades with bronze insets and guilloche ornament. Central obelisk has plinth with convex corners and bronze plaques; tapered square shaft with ornament of acanthus, fluting etc and a bronze wreath on each side. The plaques bear the dedication to, and names of, those lost in the Great War; those at each corner with reliefs of infantryman, sailor, Liberty and an angel. Attached to the railings are 2 plaques with names of those lost in World War II. An imposing local landmark. | ||
| district:- | Barrow in Furness | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD20306979 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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