Memorial details

Memorial type
Memorial homes / Alms houses
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 7th May 1948
    Attended by: Duke of Northumberland
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33380

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Current location

Dukes Memorial Cottages
Pottergate
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1JR
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18516 13441
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Six memorial cottages. The cottages are a terraced row of two-storey buildings. They stand raised above a memorial garden, backed by a wall which bears a stone plaque. In the top left hand corner of the plaque is the badge of Alnwick, and in the top right hand corner is the Percy lion, both carved in relief. The lettering is incised in Roman capitals.
Inscription
THESE COTTAGES ARE DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ HENRY GEORGE ALAN/ THE NINTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND/ THIRD/ BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS 21ST MAY 1940 AGED 27 YEARS/ AND THE SONS OF ALNWICK/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ ESPERANCE EN DIEU
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Duke Of Northumberland, Henry George Alan
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Name, title, battalion and regiment, place and date of death, age at death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Undefined
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c 76 cm, width c 183 cm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • DUKES COTTAGES
  • 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

Site: £15,488

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private,other
Details: 10th Duke of Northumberland and Alnwick Town Council
Reference
  • Morpeth Herald, 6th April 1945, 15th November 1946 and 30th September 1949

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