Description

WARK

340/0/10014 WARK ON TYNE
17-MAR-06 War Memorial, Village Green

II
War memorial, 1921, unknown architect and sponsor. Sandstone. Latin cross with tapering shaft, mounted on square pedestal with three-stepped octagonal base. Three stone troughs at base. Front of pedestal is inscribed with the inscription
IN MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1918
Both sides of the pedestal are inscribed with the 12 names of the fallen from the First World War including rank and regiment. The back of the pedestal bears the date
1939-1945 (NAMES)
Sources: North East War Memorials Project Ref 34280

This First World War memorial with Second World War additions in the form of a simple Latin cross is a good example of its type which evinces strong local ties with the fallen of two World Wars. It fulfils the criteria for listing at Grade II.

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.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670903

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings