Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Blyth Valley
- Town
- Blyth
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MESSRS HUGHES & BOLCKOW LTD (Manufacturer)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33330
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Current location
First floor corridor
Civic Centre
Renwick Road
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 2BX
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 30926 81179
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Blyth Valley Borough Council
Seaton Delaval
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Blyth Council Offices
Seaforth Street
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined - Show More (1)
- Blyth Valley Borough Council
- Description
- Triptych with triangular pediment and two hinged doors; within the central panel is a copper cross. The inscription is in gold lettering on the central panel and both doors.
- Inscription
- Pediment: FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY Each door: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names) Central panel: GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES)/ THE HEROIC DEAD Small plaque on base: MADE FROM TIMBER AND COPPER TAKEN FROM/ HMS BRITANNIA, NAVAL CADET SHIP AT/ DARTMOUTH 1869 - 1905./ BROKEN UP AT BLYTH 1917. / PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY HUGHES AND BOLCKOW LIMITED
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Aitchison, J
Baker, G W
Bell, W
Burrows, Jos
Ditchburn, Thomas
East, H
Elliott, E
Fairclough, L
Ferrell, J.r.
Fletcher, A
See details for all 22 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 17
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials of forenames, surname, rank, regiment
Order of information: Survivors are listed alphabetically by surname on the doors; casualties are listed on the central panel.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Triptych
Measurements: height 1200mm, width 600mm
Materials: Wood - Teak
- Triptych
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentld=6598
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