Memorial

West Cornforth

West Cornforth - WW1 - whole memorial

Source: Copyright Dave Webster

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Current Location

Outside Thrislington Colliery Aged Mine-Workers Homes., Vicarage Road, Cornforth, Durham, Durham, DL17 9HX, England

NZ 31272 34335

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 67899
Description: Celtic cross set on a tapering shaft and plinth. At the foot is a separate tablet to the fallen of WW2. The whole is set on a square paved base.
Inscription: IN HONOUR AND TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ "YE THAT LIVE ON ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN."/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Cross

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 493762