Listed building outline

Corbridge War Memorial

Field	Value	Fact links
Reference	1436760	Facts
Prefix	listed-building-outline	Facts
Name	Corbridge War Memorial	Facts
Dataset	Listed building outline	no fact link
Organisation	Northumberland County Council	no fact link
Start date	2016-07-20	no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	2016-07-20	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
Geometry	`MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.02644 54.969421, -2.02643 54.969424, -2.02643 54.969434, -2.026457 54.969433, -2.026456 54.969424, -2.02644 54.969421)))` `MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.02644 54.969421, -2.02643 54.969424, -2.02643 54.969434, -2.026457 54.969433, -2.026456 54.969424, -2.02644 54.969421)))`	Facts
Point	`POINT (-2.026443 54.969428)`	Facts
Notes	Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Corbridge War Memorial, which stands in Corbridge Cemetery, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall and elegant memorial cross. History Various proposals for a suitable war memorial for Corbridge and its surrounding communities had been made, including a hall or outdoor sports facility, but in the event a memorial cross was chosen. Costing circa #800 raised by the families of the fallen servicemen, it was unveiled in October 1921. The cross was designed by WW Woods of Newcastle and sculpted by Robert Beall of High Level Bridge, Newcastle. It commemorates 111 local servicemen who died in the First World War, in 1948 an additional 25 names of those who fell in the Second World War were added. The memorial was restored in the 1990s. Details The stone memorial stands in Corbridge Cemetery (Dilston Road), just within the entrance gates and flanked by the mortuary chapels (not listed). Approximately 9m tall, it takes the form of a Latin cross with a small wheel head rising from the moulded collar of the cross shaft. The shaft stands on a large plinth, square on plan with chamfered corners: each corner is a blind Gothic arch. The top of the plinth is ornamented with a crenelated entablature. The plinth is set on a moulded octagonal base and low step. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS/ OF THE MEN FROM THE PARISHES/ OF CORBRIDGE DILSTON HALTON/ AND WHITTINGTON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND DURING THE WAR 1939-1945/ ?GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS?/ ?THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE?/ (NAMES). Further names are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth. Selected Sources Websites Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register, accessed 14/06/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33840 North East War Memorials Project, accessed 14/06/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6817	Facts
Listed building	1436760	Facts

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    "notes": "Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Corbridge War Memorial, which stands in Corbridge Cemetery, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall and elegant memorial cross. History Various proposals for a suitable war memorial for Corbridge and its surrounding communities had been made, including a hall or outdoor sports facility, but in the event a memorial cross was chosen. Costing circa #800 raised by the families of the fallen servicemen, it was unveiled in October 1921. The cross was designed by WW Woods of Newcastle and sculpted by Robert Beall of High Level Bridge, Newcastle. It commemorates 111 local servicemen who died in the First World War, in 1948 an additional 25 names of those who fell in the Second World War were added. The memorial was restored in the 1990s. Details The stone memorial stands in Corbridge Cemetery (Dilston Road), just within the entrance gates and flanked by the mortuary chapels (not listed). Approximately 9m tall, it takes the form of a Latin cross with a small wheel head rising from the moulded collar of the cross shaft. The shaft stands on a large plinth, square on plan with chamfered corners: each corner is a blind Gothic arch. The top of the plinth is ornamented with a crenelated entablature. The plinth is set on a moulded octagonal base and low step. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PARENTS AND FRIENDS/ OF THE MEN FROM THE PARISHES/ OF CORBRIDGE DILSTON HALTON/ AND WHITTINGTON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND DURING THE WAR 1939-1945/ ?GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS?/ ?THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE?/ (NAMES). Further names are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth. Selected Sources Websites Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register, accessed 14/06/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33840 North East War Memorials Project, accessed 14/06/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6817",
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