Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- North Tyneside
- Town
- Backworth
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR J H TAYLOR (Builder)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 02nd December 1922
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 14th December 1922
Attended by: COL J TAYLOR - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17742
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Current location
Backworth La
Backworth
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
NE27 0AW
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 30059 72240
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Reading Room
Backworth
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Reading Room
- Description
- Paved area surmounted by four-stepped base, plinth and obelisk. Incised inscription in black painted lettering on front face of the obelisk and sides of the plinth.
- Inscription
- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: LEST WE FORGET / TO THE / HONOUR / OF OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF BLACKWORTH & WEST HOLYWELL / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO FELL / IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR / (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, J
Armstrong, J W
Barrass, G
Broughton, T C
Brown, E E
Brown, G A
Brown, L C
Buxton, G
Carmichael, J
Charlton, T W H
See details for all 69 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 69
Served and returned: 0
Died: 69
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 20
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 3650MM, width 1700MM
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- Backworth War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Backworth War Memorial
- WMO ID: 203695
- Condition: Good [last updated on 24-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: C £1000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Reference
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 16-12-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
- MORPETH HERALD by N/A 16/01/1920 16/12/1921 08/12/1922 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSB1.1
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