Memorial

Blyth - WW1 Cenotaph

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Current Location

Ridley Park, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE24 3AX, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 31977 81240

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 33495
Description: Plain rectangular Cenotaph on two-stepped base. Name plaques on three faces. The names have been cast in the bronze in Roman capitals throughout, in four columns on the front face, and in three columns on the sides. The dedication is incised into the granite below the plaque, the top line in Gothic script and the rest in Roman capitals.
Inscription: 1914 - 18/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF BLYTH WHO ENDURED GREAT HARDSHIPS/ ACHIEVED GLORIOUS DEEDS AND DIED FOR FREEDOM/ AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 637
Died: 637
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname THEN forename

History

Maker(s): MESSRS T & G COCKS of Blyth, Sculptor
MR LEIPER (Borough Surveyor), Designer
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Public subscription, inc. fund raising efforts.
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Cost £2,000

Ceremonies

Unveiled

15 August 1923

DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND and dedicated by Reverend A Tuson

Previous Location(s)

Knight Memorial Hospital, Beaconsfield Road, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England

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Blyth - WW1 Cenotaph

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