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Shap War Memorial


Shap War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Michael’s Church in Shap. It was unvieled on the 5th of December 1920 by Lady Bagot and dedicated by the Bishop of Barrow. The memorial commemorates 36 local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War and ten men who fell in the Second World War. Shap War Memorial is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England

Shap War Memorials Historic Buildings and Monuments in Shap Civil Parish Church of St Michael, Shap Shap at War
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St. Michael’s Church and War Memorial, Shap

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St Michael's Church, Shap

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Shap church

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Shap Cross
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Shap Cross
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Shap War Memorial
- Shap War Memorial, which is situated in St Michael’s Churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic …

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Shap Cross
- ....Stone Celtic Style Cross on a plinth bearing inscriptions. Inscription (Names)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER/ SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO MADE THE …

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