WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL AT CARTMEL GRANGE - Grange over Sands - List Entry

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    "....A World War I memorial unveiled soon after the end of the Great War in 1919. It stands in the grounds of Cartmel Grange Nursing Home close to the exit to Allithwaite Road. The memorial is made of concrete and consists of a standing male soldier, about three quarters life size, dressed in WWI uniform and cap complete with rifle held at ease by the right hand. The soldier stands on a flat round base which sits on top of a moulded rectangular base. The whole is raised on top of a rectangular base of concrete that has a modern inscribed polished marble plaque attached to its front that reads 'PRESENTED / BY THE / NORMANTON CENTRAL / LIBERAL CLUB / IN MEMORY OF CLUB MEN FALLEN / 1914-1919 / LET NOT HIS MEMORY FADE'. This rectangular concrete base stands on a wider moulded base...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393102
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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