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Dukes Memorial Cottages, Alnwick - WW2

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Dukes Memorial Cottages, Pottergate, Alnwick, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1JR, England

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NU 18516 13441

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Memorial homes / Alms houses
WMR Reference Number: 33380
Description: Six memorial cottages. The cottages are a terraced row of two-storey buildings. They stand raised above a memorial garden, backed by a wall which bears a stone plaque. In the top left hand corner of the plaque is the badge of Alnwick, and in the top right hand corner is the Percy lion, both carved in relief. The lettering is incised in Roman capitals.
Inscription: THESE COTTAGES ARE DEDICATED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ HENRY GEORGE ALAN/ THE NINTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND/ THIRD/ BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS/ KILLED IN ACTION IN FLANDERS 21ST MAY 1940 AGED 27 YEARS/ AND THE SONS OF ALNWICK/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ ESPERANCE EN DIEU

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Name, title, battalion and regiment, place and date of death, age at death

History

Maker(s): WING CDR. R LUTYENS F.R.I.B.A., Designer
R Brown, J Hay and staff of Alnwick Castle Gardens, Builder
Sponsor Type: private, other
Sponsored By: 10th Duke of Northumberland and Alnwick Town Council

Ceremonies

Dedicated

7th May 1948

Duke of Northumberland

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: c 76 cm

Width: c 183 cm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Memorial

Made from: Brick

Condition: Unknown

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Dukes Memorial Cottages, Alnwick - WW2

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