Workington

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Reference WMO/118604

Address:

Vulcan Park

Vulcan's St

Workington

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Shap Granite Cenotaph. High on each face carved into the Shap Granite are the coats of arms of Workington Borough (South), Cumberland County Council (North), the Border Regiment (West) and the Royal Artillery (East).It was unveiled in June in June 1928 by Mrs Catherine Henderson. She had lost 4 of her sons in the War and 2 other nale relatives. The sons were Timperon (25) with the Border Regiment, George Norman (28) also Border Regiment, Robert (20) with the Welsh Borders and William (19) with the Border Regiment. She went on to lose her 5th son Enoch in WW2, but also had 4 daughters. Her brother William Stuart and his som, William, were also lost in WW1. On each face are Bronzes by Alexander Carrock RSA- A soldier leaving his wife & child (South), A soldier carrying a wounded colleague (north), mining (east) and making steel rails (west). For names see the memorial in St Michael's Church which is taken from the original list, of which a copy is buried in a lead casket in the foundations
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LEST WE FORGET/1914-1918/1939-1945

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