Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Blyth Valley
Town
Blyth
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS T & G COCKS of Blyth (Sculptor)
MR LEIPER (Borough Surveyor) (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 August 1923
    Attended by: DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND and dedicated by Reverend A Tuson
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33495

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Current location

Ridley Park
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 3AX
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 31977 81240
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Knight Memorial Hospital
    Beaconsfield Road
    Blyth
    Blyth Valley
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Plain rectangular Cenotaph on two-stepped base. Name plaques on three faces. The names have been cast in the bronze in Roman capitals throughout, in four columns on the front face, and in three columns on the sides. The dedication is incised into the granite below the plaque, the top line in Gothic script and the rest in Roman capitals.
Inscription
1914 - 18/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF BLYTH WHO ENDURED GREAT HARDSHIPS/ ACHIEVED GLORIOUS DEEDS AND DIED FOR FREEDOM/ AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, P
Allen, R C
Andepson, G C
Anderson, C
Anderson, E
Anderson, J G
Anderson, M D
Armstrong, L
Armstrong, M
Armstrong, S
See details for all 465 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 637
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 637
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: height 12FT
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • Blyth First World 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Comments: Cost £2,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Public subscription, inc. fund raising efforts.
Reference

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