Description

SD 5192 NE KENDAL MARKET PLACE
(West end)

8/97 War Memorial

G.V. II

War Memorial, erected 1921; later additions. Statue base signed Chrs W Coombes
on north face. Life-size bronze of WWI infantryman in marching order on
monolithic, tapered, limestone plinth c5 ft high and square in plan. West face
has inscription in raised uncial lettering; north, south, and east faces each
have bronze panel giving names of WWI fallen. A bronze laurel-wreath hangs over
each corner. The plinth base, with concave-moulded top edge, has a bronze panel
on each face giving names of WWII fallen. The whole stands on 2 sandstone steps
and is enclosed by C20 chain fence c18" high.

Listing NGR: SD5151392796

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 3 February 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438823

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas