Miss Whalley's Field (Whalley Recreation Ground)

Submit a new image

Reference WMO/256424

Address:

Derwent Road

Lancaster

England

Open large map
Edit memorial name, location & address
Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Park
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Tree(s)
  • Flora and Fauna Grass
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Recreation ground (which has houses on all 4 sides) with a stone of dedication, which bears 2 metal plaques. The field is a mixture of grassland and trees. For full inscription see under Names tab.
Edit memorial details
Report this condition update

View more details

Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.

Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War Memorials Trust`s website. The What we can and cannot fund helpsheet explains what types of work the charity can fund.

If you believe your project is eligible for a grant you should complete the Pre-application enquiry form. You will need to be registered and logged in to complete this.

The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project is eligible. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current colour photographs of the war memorial in either a png, gif, jpg or jpeg format.

You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. Once submitted War Memorials Trust will respond.

Please be aware that a summary of your enquiry, without your contact details, will appear on this page once submitted. This ensures others are aware that an enquiry has been made and can read the response to avoid duplicate enquiries. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the grant enquiry, for further details please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .

As a charity, War Memorials Trust relies on voluntary donations and every contribution, no matter how large or small, makes a really big difference to our work. Your donation will help protect and conserve war memorials for future generations so please support War Memorials Trust’s work.

On one side of the stone- Miss Whalley's Field/In 1939 Geraldine Whalley donated this field/to the children of Lancaster in perpetuity./The gift was to honour the memory of her brother,/Capt Julian Lawson Whalley MC, who died on/3rd Dec 1917 at the battle of Cambrai in WW1./The Friends of Miss Whalley's Field. On the other side of the stone- CENTENARY FIELDS/Commemorating World War 1 2014-2018/Miss Whalley's Field/Lancaster/REMEMBERING THE PAST-PROTECTING THE FUTURE

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required