Memorial

Blyth Submariners Memorial WW1

Memorial stone

Source: Copyright Karl Wilson

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Current Location

in the North Eastern section, about 100 yards from the entrance gate, Blyth Cemetery, Links Road, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE24 3PJ, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 31962 79116

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 33552
Description: STONE PILLAR IN THE FORM OF A BROKEN MAST, ON PLINTH OF ROUGH STONES AND TWO STEP BASE DECORATED AS BELOW. INSET ON PLINTH ARE ROPES, ANCHOR AND LIFEBELT CARVED IN RELIEF (ABOVE "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF") AND RELIEF CARVING OF A SURFACED SUBMARINE (BELOW). The names are incised in plain capitals on one side of the two lower steps.
Inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ "THEY THAT GO DOWN/ TO THE SEA IN SHIPS/ AND OCCUPY THEIR/ BUSINESS IN GREAT/ WATERS, THESE MEN SEE/ THE WORKS OF THE LORD/ AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP"/ (NAMES)/ WHO WERE KILLED AT SEA ON H.M.S. E.30 APRIL 7TH 1916/ ALSO OF/ (NAME)/ ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, service, place of death, manner of death, forenames, age

History

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The memorial was purchased and erected by their shipmates.

Conservation

Components

Pillar

Height: 1200 mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1433644

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433644 (accessed 26/05/2026)

Plinth

Height: 1800mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1433644

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433644 (accessed 26/05/2026)

Base

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

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Blyth Submariners Memorial WW1

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Blyth Submariners Memorial WW1

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