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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Castle Morpeth
- Town
- Widdringham
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 28th November 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34222
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Current location
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Widdringham
Castle Morpeth
Northumberland
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 255 958
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- WHEEL CROSS OF ROUGH-HEWN STONE. CROSS SURMOUNTS TAPERING PEDESTAL. BASE IS OF ROUGH-HEWN STONE. INSCRIPTION CARVED INTO PEDESTAL.
- Inscription
- THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ WIDDRINGHAM MEMORIAL/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 31
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 31
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth C 2000MM, height C 5000MM, width C 2000MM
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- 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
- MORPETH HERALD by N/A 19/11/1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
- WMSW54.1
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