Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Tynedale
Town
West Woodburn
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34284

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Current location

on the side of the A68 about 800 yards south of the village
West Woodburn
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE48 2RA
England

OS Grid Ref: NY89758 86034
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite Obelisk on a sandstone base. The names from 1914-18 are on the front face of the base, and those from 1939-45 are on one side. The lettering is in sans serif capitals throughout, incised and painted black.
Inscription
THE WORLD WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ ERECTED BY/ THE PARISH OF CORSENSIDE/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bell, Alan M
Bell, Arch W
Bullock, Arthur
Cowens, Robert
Craighill, John
Craighill, W James
Dagg, Michael
Dodd, Joseph T
Dodds, Eric D
Elliott, John
See details for all 24 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death, place of death,forename
    Order of information: date of death
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, date of death,place of death,forename
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height C 3000MM
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 900MM
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • Corsenside Parish War Memorial, West Woodburn
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9265
  • Images of England – Bellingham, North Tynedale and Redesdale P.91 contains a photo of the unveiling.
  • In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; Alan Isaac Grint; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097
  • Redewetter No.6 Magazine of the Redesdale Society.

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