Memorial

Bellingham

Bellingham War Memorial

Source: J. Lunn

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Current Location

Bellingham Cemetery, The Croft, B6320, Bellingham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE48 2JY, England

NY 83415 82939

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 34502
Description: Lychgate. Estimated overall height 15-16 feet. Overall width, 19 feet 2 inches including a 1 foot buttress at each side of inner wall; arch is 8 feet 9 inches high x 7 feet 10 inches wide. Wooden gates are each 4 feet 7 inches high and 3 feet 8 inches wide on their hinges. Over the arch, a stone sword overlaid with a wreath have been carved and fixed to the wall, with the sword blade overlying the words "In Memoriam" carved in relief on a stone plaque. There are also small recesses lower down on the front on either side of the gates which bear the dates "1914-1918" and "1939-1945" on the panel at their back. The names of those who served and those who died in 1914-18 are incised in three columns on the north wall inside the gate, and carried over to the south wall. The names for 1939-45 are listed in a single column in a north recess on the right hand wall. All lettering is in Roman capitals.
Inscription: Over entrance: "In Memoriam 1914-18" On north wall inside: "To the glory of God and in proud / memory of the men from / this countryside who fell in / the cause of right and freedom / (names) / "also in gratitude for services / rendered in the same cause by those / named below and on the opposite wall". b. On stone inside lychgate : To Those / who died in / the World War / 1939-1945/[names]

Maker(s): Robert Mauchlen, Designer
Maintenance History: Some of the letters are barely readable, and in some cases only the vestiges of letters remain.