Memorials & monuments · North West England
War Memorial
Also known as: Cofeb ryfel
In or near Staveley.
War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial is a public memorial in North-West England, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area LA23.
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Official information
The War Memorial at Windermere Grammar School commemorates those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It features a pavilion made of local stone, slate, and wood, with inscriptions honoring the names of the fallen.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
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Background
History
It has been suggested that the world's earliest known war memorial is the White Monument at Tell Banat, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, which dates from the 3rd millennium BC and appears to have involved the systematic burial of fighters from a state army. The Nizari Ismailis of the Alamut period (the Assassins) had made a secret roll of honor in Alamut Castle containing the names of the assassins and their victims during their uprising. The oldest war memorial in the United Kingdom is Oxford University's All Souls College. It was founded in 1438 with the provision that its fellows should pray for those killed in the long wars with France. War memorials for the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) were…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3719, -2.9063
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Windermere and Bowness
- Postcode
- LA23 2AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.iwm.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n3851746378 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: War memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA23 2AZ), in the parish of Windermere and Bowness.
- What is War Memorial?
- War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA23 2AZ.
- Is War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — War Memorial is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is War Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, War Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA23 2AZ.