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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 10 years 4 months ago #21713

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BereniceUK wrote:
SWB wrote: One of my favourite (and first ABW memorials I recorded) - great to see it once more and in good shape.

Just a shame that it's got those four ugly-looking concrete posts and metal bars surrounding it.

Interestingly, the memorial has three World War 2 names added to one side but no-one from the Great War.

I agree the fencing is unsightly but without it the memorial would have been used as a rubbing post by livestock and certainly cows would have pushed it over in a few years. Without it the memorial would not look so pristine.

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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 10 years 4 months ago #21717

BereniceUK Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 3366 Thank you received: 2315	I looked up Eamont Bridge on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and found four WW1 deaths, one being another Hindson.
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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 9 years 9 months ago #26173

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	Again, inspired by Berenice's thread I decided to visit this memorial after a visit to Penrith. A really well designed memorial and well looked after, just a little difficult to photograph because of its position. Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 9 years 9 months ago #26174

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	More "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 9 years 9 months ago #26175

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	More "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: BereniceUK
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Eamont Bridge, Westmorland 9 years 9 months ago #26176

coldstream Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 214	More "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: BereniceUK
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