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War Memorial, Staveley-in-Westmorland


The war memorial in Staveley is located by a road junction near St James' Church. The memorial commemorates 32 local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on the 2nd of July 1921. The memorial was later also dedicated to 16 local men killed in the Second World War.

 

Staveley-in-Westmorland War Memorials
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War Memorial, Staveley

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STAVELEY-CROSS
- "...THREE STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, TAPERED SHAFT AND STYLISED CROSS. INSCRIPTIONS ON FACES OF THE PLINTH. WHOLE STANDS ON A RAISED AREA ENCLOSED BY A LOW WALL WITH …

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