Men of the Lake District

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Reference WMO/152224

Address:

Summit of Scafell Pike

above Wasdale Head

CA20 1EX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Land
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: The summit of Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England, was given by Lord Leconfield in memory of the men of the Lake District who had died in the First World War. It was given to the care of the National Trust in 1920. The memorial is a slate tablet set into the summit cairn. Unveiled 24 August 1921 by Mr Hamer, Secretary to the National Trust. The Memorial is east of Wasdale Head, which is the usual access route
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In Perpetual Memory Of The Men/ Of The Lake District Who Fell/ For God And King, For Freedom/ Peace And Right In The Great War/ 1914 - 1918./ This Summit Of Scafell/ Was Given To The Nation Subject/ To Any Commoners Rights & Placed/ In The Custody Of The National Trust/ By/ Charles Henry, Baron Leconfield,/ 1919

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