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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Falstone, Northumberland

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Latitude: 55.1767 / 55°10'36"N

Longitude: -2.4377 / 2°26'15"W

OS Eastings: 372223

OS Northings: 587021

OS Grid: NY722870

Mapcode National: GBR C8FL.13

Mapcode Global: WH903.J4FS

Plus Code: 9C7V5HG6+MW

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 8 February 2006

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391494

English Heritage Legacy ID: 494694

ID on this website: 101391494

Location: Stannersburn, Northumberland, NE48

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Falstone

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Falstone with Greystead and Thorneyburn

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


FALSTONE

1406/0/10005 War Memorial
08-FEB-06

II
War Memorial, 1921. Stone. Latin cross with wreath ornamentation carved in half relief on cross head. Placed on two-part plinth; upper part rusticated boulder bearing shield whose edges are raised in half relief and bears dedication
ERECTED /BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION/IN/HONOURED/MEMORY/OF/
The names are recorded in single columns on the front and two sides of the lower tapering pedestal. The upper base stone also bears the inscription
THEY SACRIFICED ALL FOR GOD/KING AND COUNTRY./1914-18.
The rear face of the lower pedestal bears the inscription
SALUTE THE/GLORIOUS DEAD/WHO WENT/OUT AND/RETURNED NOT/1939-1945/(NAMES).
Sources: North East War Memorials Project Ref 33924

This unusual First World War memorial with Second World War additions is in the form of a Latin cross with ornamentation in half relief. It forms an attractive memorial to the fallen of both World Wars.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 9 February 2017.

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