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    Memorial

    Weymouth Cenotaph

    Mark Newton 11 March 2016

    Source: Copyright Mark Newton 11 March 2016

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    Current Location

    The memorial is located at the northern end of The Esplanade at the junction with Brunswick Terrace., The Esplanade (B3155), Weymouth, Weymouth And Portland, Dorset, DT4 7NG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SY 68165 79799

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    970
    Description
    Tall slender cenotaph. Wreath on front face. Decorative relief on the reverse depicting Christ being born aloft by angels. Surrounded by iron railings.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF ALL WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED. THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS BOROUGH WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (NAMES)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    351
    Died
    351
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    387
    Died
    387
    Information shown
    surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR Francis W Doyle Jones, Sculptor

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    06th November 1921

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Dedicated

    6th November 1921

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Custodian
    Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1393111

    Cenotaph

    Height: 5380 mm

    Width: 1230 mm

    Depth: 1230 mm


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1393111

    • War Memorials Trust WM1884 http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=76
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • "Weymouth War Memorial Sunday's unveiling ceremony." Southern Times, 12 November 1921.