There are some wonderful quiet corners in Cumbria, outside central lakeland. A particularly lovely place is Mansergh a dispersed parish on the west bank of the Lune north of Kirby Lonsdale.There is a delightful lane that runs alongside the river northwards to the Kendal - Kirby Road. The church, St Peter's, is a Paley & Austin creation of 1880 and has an unusual saddleback roof.
The porch of the church is a memorial of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902.
The parish memorial is in the churchyard outside the east end of the nave, dedicated to
'the lads of Mansergh who fought and died for their King and Country in the Great War'
This is clearly a memorial from a local monumental mason's stockbook.
The Second War names were added after 1945.
The Second War names were added after 1945.
Inside the church is a Roll of Honour utilising a commonly encountered pre-printed format. But there is also a rather unique memorial. Indeed, it is the only example I have come across. A list of names of the village boys who died in the Great War written on the fly leaf of the church's bible.
