Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Berwick Upon Tweed
Town
Seahouses
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
REAVELL AND TEBBS, Alnwick (Designer)
Local community (Builder)
BIRMINGHAM GUILD (Founder / Foundry)
Hill & Smith of Brierly Hill, Staffordshire (Founder / Foundry)
Nichol & Robinson of Newcastle (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 August 1923
    Attended by: LORD ARMSTRONG
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5 August 1923
    Attended by: Bishop Ormsby
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33526

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Current location

on an island at a road junction in the middle of town
Seahouses
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
NE68 7SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 21943 32076
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, PEDESTAL AND OBELISK (MADE OF FOUR BLOCKS). INSCRIPTION ON BR0NZE PLAQUES ATTACHED TO TWO SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL. ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION CARVED INTO THE THE FRONT FACE OF THE PLINTH. BRONZE WREATH IN RELIEF ON THE BASE OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE OBELISK AND BRONZE CROSS IN RELIEF AT THE TOP
Inscription
6 O'CLOCK FACE: NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ THIS I HAVE DONE FOR YOU OTHER FACE: NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Archbold, J R
Bertram, A
Bertram, R
Braidford, T
Clark, J
Coates, W
Cormack, D
Curry, D
Curry, W
Cuthbertson, T
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Detail
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 15 Feet
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Gate posts
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • Seahouses 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
History
1995: OBELISK WAS MOVED TO A TEMPORARY LOCATION AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAR PARK AS IT HAD BEEN DISMANTLED TO MAKE WAY FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE VE DAY ANNIVERSARY. PUBLIC OUTCRY MEANT IT WAS RE-ERECED HERE SO THE WREATHS COULD BE LAID. THE OBELISK WAS THEN PLACED A FEW YARDS FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION ONCE THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE COMPLETE Feb 2007: Grade 11 listed
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8883
  • THE DAILY MAIL 4 MAY 1995
  • THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 4 MAY 1995
  • Berwick Journal 9 August 1923 reports unveiling
  • Illustrated Chronicle 6 August 1923 reports unveiling with photos
  • Northumberland County Council mibutes of 16 June and 15 September 1958 report relocation of memorial
  • The Journal 3 May 1995 reports dismantling memorial just 6 days before 50th anniversary of VE Day; 4 May 1955 reports re-erection; 9 May 1995 reports laying of wreath, 7 October 2006 reports Berwick BC spending £8,000 putting up railings and 2 gates around the memorial to stop people sitting round the memorial eating fish and chips
  • Alnwick & County Gazette 4 August 1923 reports proposed unveiling
  • NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL 3 April 1920, 20 April 1920 reports decision that the hall was too big, and to aim for a cross or other monument.
  • ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE 3 April 1920 reports lack of funds for Memorial Hall' 18 June 1921 gives progress report; 9 July 1921 reports memorial may now be at Boathouse Flat, Seahouses; 8 April 1922 reports two further possible sites, £316 collected; 1 July 1922 reports details

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