Sunday, 1 July 2012

Over Kellet, Lancashire

Lovely little village. It has figured on several LDWA hikes. Frequently looked at the two artefacts which are astride the road. The memorial is very traditional. The inscriptions are beneath the pictures.  The cross in a way is far mor interesting. There seems to be a reference to a cross outside St Cuthbert's church on the internet too.

This is the insert from English Heritage:

SD 57 SW OVER KELLET KELLET ROAD

4/138 Village Cross, On Village Green
4, 10. 1967
GV II


Cross. Age uncertain, restored 1983. Sandstone. Square base of 2 steps
topped by a single square chamfered block with a socket which contains the
cross shaft. Lower section of shaft appears older than the head and upper
shaft, which are of 1893.


Listing NGR: SD5201670028

Looking from M6 motorway junction towards Kirkby Lonsdale

Looking down Capenwray road. The road to the right goes to Kirkby Lonsdale
The War Memorial is opposite

Hall Garth is in the background


The UKNIWM Ref is  3298
The war memorial. The broken column is a traditional symbol of a life cut short
On this side of the cross it looks like there are two names.
1939- 1945
?
? SEDGWICK

Not good enough - not sure why I did not get a close up.
The light was going but I have flash. Got to go back.





TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO
FOUGHT AND FELL
IN THE GREAT WARS
1914  -  1918
______

LEST WE FORGET

J.  ALEXANDER
G. LEE BOOKER
F. W. BULLOUGH
T. EDWARDS
E. EDWARDS
A. J.  GRAHAM
T. HODGSON
J. E. ROBINSON
T. TOWNSON
J. WESTERN



Looking towards the M6. Milly in the background.

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Looking towards Kirkby Lonsdale

As above. Taken in early spring.
I was on the way to an LDWA event called "Spring into Old Hutton"

1 comment:

  1. 1939 -1945
    William Hunter
    Harry Sedgwick

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