Memorial

Seaton Sluice and Old Hartley

Seaton Sluice And Old Hartley

Source: Copyright Derek Rootham

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Current Location

Triangular Park, Collywell Bay Road and West Terrace, Seaton Sluice, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE26 4QZ, England

NZ 33835 76663

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 33665
Description: Stone base surmounted by column bearing a plain latin cross. Low wall surrounds the memorial. Dedication on plinth on north and west sides. Names inscribed on east and west sides. Cross shaft is decorated with oak leaf garlands and laurel wreaths.
Inscription: West face: TO THE HONOUR OF OUR/ GLORIOUS DEAD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ SEATON SLUICE AND OLD HARTLEY/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 North face: IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ 202 MEN FROM THE DISTRICT/ RESPONDED TO THE COUNTRY'S CALL./ 23 MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE WORLD WAR OVER/ 200 MEN AND WOMEN SERVED AND/ 27 MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION East face: (WW2 Names) South face: (WW1 Names)

Maker(s): MESSRS T & G COCKS, Sculptor
Costs: £600
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: RESTORED IN 1993 BY THE SEATON SLUICE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION.; In December 2007 War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £625 to remove damaged cement pointing from around the low wall and plinth and replace it with lime mortar. The inscriptions were also cleaned and the letters repainted with black enamel paint.