Memorial

Seahouses Parishioners

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on an island roundabout junction in the middle of town, Seahouses, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, NE68 7SJ, England

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 33526
Description: BASE SURMOUNTED BY PLINTH, PEDESTAL AND OBELISK (MADE OF FOUR BLOCKS). INSCRIPTION ON BR0NZE PLAQUES ATTACHED TO TWO SIDES OF THE PEDESTAL. ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTION CARVED INTO THE THE FRONT FACE OF THE PLINTH. BRONZE WREATH IN RELIEF ON THE BASE OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE OBELISK AND BRONZE CROSS IN RELIEF AT THE TOP.
Inscription: 6 O'CLOCK FACE: NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ THIS I HAVE DONE FOR YOU OTHER FACE: NORTH SUNDERLAND PARISH/ IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Maker(s): REAVELL AND TEBBS, Alnwick, Designer
Local community, Builder
BIRMINGHAM GUILD, Founder / Foundry
Hill & Smith of Brierly Hill, Staffordshire, Founder / Foundry
Nichol & Robinson of Newcastle, Mason
Maintenance History: 1995: OBELISK WAS MOVED TO A TEMPORARY LOCATION AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAR PARK AS IT HAD BEEN DISMANTLED TO MAKE WAY FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE VE DAY ANNIVERSARY. PUBLIC OUTCRY MEANT IT WAS RE-ERECTED HERE SO THE WREATHS COULD BE LAID. THE OBELISK WAS THEN PLACED A FEW YARDS FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION ONCE THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE COMPLETE. Feb 2007: Grade 11 listed