Memorial

Allenheads

Allenheads overall

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Current Location

Beside the Beaumont Hall, Village Green, Allenheads, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE47 9HW, England

OS Grid Reference

NY 86080 45368

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 33728
Description: Cornish Granite Celtic style Cross with tapering shaft set on a stepped tapering pedestal. The dedication and names for 1914-18 are on the front of the pedestal, with the added dedication for 1939-45 and one name below. The three other names from 1939-45 are spaced out along the riser of the step. All lettering is of lead attached to the monument in sans serif capitals throughout. The whole is set in a gravelled enclosure surrounded by iron railings
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ 1939 -1945/(Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames

History

Maker(s): MESSRS R B AVES, Mason
Costs: £160
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Commissioned by the War Memorial Committee and erected by public subscription on a site given by Viscount Allendale

Ceremonies

Unveiled

October 1920

VISCOUNT ALLENDALE

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