War Memorial approximately 5 metres north of Christ Church

Heritage listing

Details LANCASTER SD4861 WYRESDALE ROAD 1685-1/5/329 (West side) War Memorial approximately 5 metres north of Christ Church GV II War memorial. c1920. Sandstone. An octagonal plinth is built against a sloping bank and inscribed on the west side: '1914 - 1919 IN LASTING MEMORY OF GLORIOUS DEEDS AND NOBLE ENDURANCE'. Above are 2 octagonal steps supporting a base of square plan with crocketed diagonal buttresses. On the west side it is carved with a crucifix and inscribed: 'For all Mankind'. On the east side it is carved with a child and 2 standing figures and inscribed: 'Lent to the Lord'. On the south side it is inscribed: 'I am the resurection and the life', and on the north side: 'AMDG in honour of the Parishioners of Christ Church who gave their lives for King and Country in the Worlds War 1914- 1919'. A tapering octagonal shaft with foliated capital supports a cross fleury. Listing NGR: SD4846761403 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, 2 February 2017. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 383355 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.