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The south-western face is the only ornamental face of the four, holding a 'relief carving' of a personification of Peace (or, perhaps Victory); a woman, draped in flowing fabric, holding a wreath down by her side and standing on a small stone step bearing the dates of the First World War.
On each side of the column, beginning from the figure's shoulders, floral decoration is carved, encasing, in three sides, the inscription at the top of the column. The first of the steps on the base holds a new addition, an added stone bearing the dates of the Second World War.
Title
Whitehaven War Memorial
Medium
Darley Dale sandstone
Measurements
H 600 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 44 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
CA28_RT_S047
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
2nd November 1923
Access
at all times
Inscription description
south-western face of column: (above figure) TO OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD (at her feet) 1914-1918; below column on step: 1939-1945; base of column: LEST WE FORGET