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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other memorial
- District
- Blyth Valley
- Town
- New Delaval, Newsham
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: December 1920
Attended by: COL POLLARD CMG DSO, also agent of Seaton Delaval Coal Company
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33616
Current location
NEW DELAVAL PARK
Beatrice Avenue
New Delaval
Newsham
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 4BF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 29744 79808
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- PILLAR ON COMPOSITE BASE OF FOUR COURSES WITH A DETCAHED COLUMN AT EACH CORNER SUPPORTING ENTABLATURE. THE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE CENTRAL COLUMN AND ALSO ON THE SIDES OF THE BASE. THE LETTERING IS INCISED IN PLAIN CAPITALS
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL/ COMMEMORATION OF/ THE FOLLOWING WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ WHILE GALLANTLY/ SERVING THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ (NAMES)/ IN/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ ALL THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ OF 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ "YE THAT LIVE ON MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US AND THINKS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 106
Served and returned: 0
Died: 106
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Column
Measurements: depth 12", height 5FT 4", width 22"
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: depth 4FT 6", height 3FT 4", width 6FT
Materials: Stone
- Column
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL IN MINERS WELFARE PARK
- 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
- Newsham and New Delaval War Memorial
- WMO ID: 229395
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 17-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £500
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Reference
- MORPETH HERALD by N/A 11-12/20 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSN51.1
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