Muncaster War Memorial
| Muncaster War Memorial | |
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| United Kingdom | |
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| For men from Muncaster killed in the First World War | |
| Unveiled | September 1922 |
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54°21′27″N 3°24′04″W / 54.357594°N 3.401030°WCoordinates: 54°21′27″N 3°24′04″W / 54.357594°N 3.401030°W Muncaster, Borough of Copeland, Cumbria near Whitehaven |
| Designed by | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Muncaster War Memorial and area wall |
| Designated | 21 January 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1086636 |
Muncaster War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the parish of Muncaster on the west coast of Cumbria in the far north-west of England. The memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens; it was unveiled in 1922 and is now a grade II listed building.
In the aftermath of the First World War and its unprecedented casualties, thousands of war memorials were built across Britain. Amongst the most prominent designers of memorials was the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, described by Historic England as "the leading English architect of his generation". Lutyens designed the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, which became the focus for the national Remembrance Sunday commemorations, as well as the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing—the largest British war memorial anywhere in the world—and the Stone of Remembrance which appears in all large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and in several of Lutyens's civic war memorials. Muncaster's memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses by Lutyens, all sharing a broadly similar design.
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, Lutyens established his reputation by designing country houses for wealthy clients. Many of Lutyens' commissions for war memorials originated with pre-war friends and clients; his connection with Muncaster came from Sir John Ramsden of Muncaster Castle. Lutyens originally travelled to the area in August 1918 to discuss alterations to the castle for Ramsden, which would have cost around £100,000; in the event nothing came of those plans, but Ramsden commissioned Lutyens to design the war memorial in April 1919. During his visit to Muncaster, Lutyens and his wife, Emily, exchanged letters discussing possible inscriptions for his Stone of Remembrance.
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