Memorial
Belford
Current Location
In front of the Belford Community Club. Formally Belford Memorial Hall., Belford Community Club, West Street, Belford, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, NE70 7QE, England
OS Grid Reference
NU 10625 33817
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Stone of remembrance
- WMR Reference Number
- 33332
- Description
- Monument made of sandstone blocks, to which another course of blocks has been added later. Flanking panels of sandstone curve in front to give a frontage which is paved with square red tile bricks, and has a wrought iron fence in front. On the main sandstone wall are 4 tall, narrow bronze plaques bearing WW1 names in a single column on each. On the upper course is another bronze plaque laid at right angle to the WW1 plaques bearing the WW2 names in three columns divided by a vertical line. All lettering is in raised elongated capitals.
- Inscription
- 1939 1945/ (Names)/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 56
- Died
- 56
- Information shown
- surname, forenames, rank
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 20
- Died
- 20
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames, rank
- War
- Second World War - civilians
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames, rank
- Maker(s)
MESSRS TULLY AND SONS of Belford, Mason
MR G H LAWSON of Lawson & Simpson, Newcastle, Designer
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Maintenance History
- 2019: following the sale of the Memorial Hall, Belford Parish Council assumed ownership of the entire Grade 2 listed site and the responsibility for its upkeep Three Parish Councillors were appointed as "Trustees". 2005: Restoration, and four omitted names added, two for each war. The restoration cost c £4,000 of which £1,000 was a grant from the War Memorials Trust