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Belford War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Belford, Northumberland

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Latitude: 55.5979 / 55°35'52"N

Longitude: -1.8329 / 1°49'58"W

OS Eastings: 410625

OS Northings: 633817

OS Grid: NU106338

Mapcode National: GBR H3MQ.Z4

Mapcode Global: WHC0J.TKCG

Plus Code: 9C7WH5X8+4R

Entry Name: Belford War Memorial

Listing Date: 12 February 2007

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391869

English Heritage Legacy ID: 502572

ID on this website: 101391869

Location: Belford, Northumberland, NE70

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Belford

Built-Up Area: Belford

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Belford St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


1404/0/10012

BELFORD
WEST STREET
Belford War Memorial

12-FEB-07
II
First World War Memorial with Second World War additions. Erected in 1922. Constructed of freestone with bronze plaques.

A tiered stone of remembrance formed of a stepped wall, flanked by matching piers with a projecting plinth supported on corbels at base. The front face of the main wall carries four rectangular plaques bearing, in three columns, the 54 names of the fallen of the First World War and the front face of the upper tier records the names of the 21 who fell in the Second World War. Curving walls connect the stone of remembrance with matching piers to the front with wrought iron railings attached.

Inscription on front reads 1914-18 (NAMES) /THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE and 1939 (NAMES) 1945

SOURCES: UK National Inventory of War Memorials ref: 33332

HISTORY: This war memorial was designed by Mr G H Lawson and the masons were Messrs Tully and Sons. It was unveiled and dedicated in March 1922.

War memorials have a very strong historical and cultural significance on both a local and national scale. Erected in 1922, this stone of remembrance is a rather more unusual example, which is competently executed. It is a good example of a memorial, which commemorates the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. It has clear special historic interest and therefore fully meets the criteria for listing in a national context.


This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online and North East War Memorials Project . This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 6 September 2018.

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