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Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Amble, Northumberland

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Latitude: 55.3348 / 55°20'5"N

Longitude: -1.5815 / 1°34'53"W

OS Eastings: 426646

OS Northings: 604602

OS Grid: NU266046

Mapcode National: GBR K6DR.DG

Mapcode Global: WHC20.P53N

Plus Code: 9C7W8CM9+WC

Entry Name: Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower

Listing Date: 15 September 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1154050

English Heritage Legacy ID: 236726

ID on this website: 101154050

Location: Amble, Northumberland, NE65

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Amble by the Sea

Built-Up Area: Amble

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Amble

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


NU 2604
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AMBLE
QUEEN STREET (South side)
Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower

GV
II
World War I Memorial. Ashlar with white marble panel. Rectangular plan. Two-stepped base carries upright with moulded plinth and inscribed panel IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF RADCLIFFE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 in moulded surround, with names and World War II plaque below; flanking columns on square bases, set diagonally, carry moulded cornice and blocking course with raised centre-piece carved with wreath.

Radcliffe was a pit village 2 km south of Amble; demolished in advance of open-cast mining in 1971 when the war memorial was moved here and the Radcliffe community transplanted en bloc to new estates in Amble.

Listing NGR: NU2664604602


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online, the War Memorials Register and North East War Memorials Project. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 February 2019.

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