Listed building outline

East Ord War Memorial

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Reference 1435374 Facts
Prefix listed-building-outline Facts
Name East Ord War Memorial Facts
Dataset Listed building outline no fact link
Organisation Northumberland County Council no fact link
Start date 2016-05-31 no fact link
End date no fact link
Entry date 2016-05-31 Facts
Typology geography no fact link
Geometry MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.033613 55.755566, -2.033633 55.755618, -2.033734 55.755605, -2.033713 55.755553, -2.033613 55.755566))) Facts
Point POINT (-2.033673 55.755586) Facts
Notes East Ord War Memorial Summary of Building First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation East Ord War Memorial, which stands on the village green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall and imposing memorial cross. History The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was raised at East Ord as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives. The memorial was in place by November 1922, commemorating three local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War, the details of eight men who fell in that conflict were added. The marble plaque carrying the Second World War details had become damaged, and was replaced in 2000 with assistance from War Memorials Trust. Details East Ord War Memorial stands on the village green. It comprises a small Latin cross raised on a tall, rough-hewn, cross shaft. That stands on a pedestal of rough stone blocks, square on plan. The pedestal is mounted on a broad, tapering plinth, also square on plan. The plinth stands on a three-stepped base. The memorial stands in a square enclosure marked by a low stone kerb with nine pyramidal rough-hewn stone pillars carrying a metal rail. The principal dedicatory inscription is recorded on a white marble plaque on the front face of the pedestal, reading IN REVERED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF ORD PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 ? 1918/ (3 NAMES)/ ?WE FEEBLY STRUGGLE/ THEY IN GLORY SHINE?. Above the plaque, cut into the stonework of the pedestal, is the admonition LEST WE FORGET. The Second World War white marble plaque is fixed to the front face of the plinth. This reads 1939 ? 1945/ (8 NAMES). Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project - East Ord, accessed 25/04/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7142 War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - East Ord, accessed 25/04/2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=383 Other ?East Ord?, The Berwick Advertiser, 17 November 1922, p6. Facts
Listed building 1435374 Facts

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