War Memorial, Lancaster Cemetery
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The War Memorial, Lancaster Cemetery, is to commemorate those lost in the Crimean War
. It was erected in 1860, and was designed by the local architect E. G. Paley
. It is constructed in carboniferous limestone
and consists of an obelisk
on three steps. Its inscriptions include the names of the local men who died in the war. The monument has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II listed building.
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. It was erected in 1860, and was designed by the local architect E. G. Paley
Edward Graham Paley
Edward Graham Paley, usually known as E. G. Paley, , was an English architect who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, in the second half of the 19th century.-Education and career:...
. It is constructed in carboniferous limestone
Carboniferous limestone
Carboniferous Limestone is a term used to describe a variety of different types of limestone occurring widely across Great Britain and Ireland which were deposited during the Dinantian epoch of the Carboniferous period. They were formed between 363 and 325 million years ago...
and consists of an obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...
on three steps. Its inscriptions include the names of the local men who died in the war. The monument has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II listed building.