Listed building outline

Felton War Memorial

Field	Value	Fact links
Reference	1436967	Facts
Prefix	listed-building-outline	Facts
Name	Felton War Memorial	Facts
Dataset	Listed building outline	no fact link
Organisation	Northumberland County Council	no fact link
Start date	2016-08-05	no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	2016-08-05	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
Geometry	`MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.711093 55.296317, -1.711126 55.296344, -1.711191 55.296322, -1.711157 55.296293, -1.711093 55.296317)))` `MULTIPOLYGON (((-1.711093 55.296317, -1.711126 55.296344, -1.711191 55.296322, -1.711157 55.296293, -1.711093 55.296317)))`	Facts
Point	`POINT (-1.711142 55.296319)`	Facts
Notes	Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Felton War Memorial, which stands on Riverside, 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 richly ornamented cross in the Celtic style; * Group value: with a number of adjacent Grade II-listed structures and with the scheduled and Grade II* listed Felton Old Bridge. History Felton War Memorial was unveiled on 17 October 1920 by Colonel EPA Riddell DSO, in commemoration of the local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the details of a further 12 men were added to the memorial: John C Riddell of Barrasford, Colonel Riddell?s nephew, unveiled the additions on 10 July 1949. The memorial was restored in 1995. Details The c5m tall Aberdeen granite memorial stands at the roadside, on the north bank of the River Coquet. It takes the form of a Celtic cross, richly ornamented with complex interlace patterns carved in low relief on the wheel-head and cross shaft. The shaft rises from a small pedestal. The pedestal stands on a tapering plinth and the whole is raised on a square three-stepped base. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads PRO PATRIA/ 1914 ? 1919/ A TRIBUTE OF/ REVERENT REMEMBRANCE TO/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. The First World War names are recorded by township on the faces of the plinth: (north face) FELTON/ (16 NAMES) (east face) THIRSTON/ (13 NAMES) (west face) ACTON/ (2 NAMES)/ ESHOTT/ (6 NAMES)/ SWARLAND/ (3 NAMES) A sloping plaque at the foot of the memorial to the front reads 1939 ? 1945/ FELTON/ (2 NAMES)/ THIRSTON/ (1 NAME)/ ACTON/ (2 NAMES)/ ESHOTT/ (2 NAMES)/ SWARLAND/ 5 NAMES). The memorial is enclosed by low metal posts carrying a chain. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 21/06/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7206	Facts
Listed building	1436967	Facts

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    "notes": "Summary of Building First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Reasons for Designation Felton War Memorial, which stands on Riverside, 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 richly ornamented cross in the Celtic style; * Group value: with a number of adjacent Grade II-listed structures and with the scheduled and Grade II* listed Felton Old Bridge. History Felton War Memorial was unveiled on 17 October 1920 by Colonel EPA Riddell DSO, in commemoration of the local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the details of a further 12 men were added to the memorial: John C Riddell of Barrasford, Colonel Riddell?s nephew, unveiled the additions on 10 July 1949. The memorial was restored in 1995. Details The c5m tall Aberdeen granite memorial stands at the roadside, on the north bank of the River Coquet. It takes the form of a Celtic cross, richly ornamented with complex interlace patterns carved in low relief on the wheel-head and cross shaft. The shaft rises from a small pedestal. The pedestal stands on a tapering plinth and the whole is raised on a square three-stepped base. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads PRO PATRIA/ 1914 ? 1919/ A TRIBUTE OF/ REVERENT REMEMBRANCE TO/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD. The First World War names are recorded by township on the faces of the plinth: (north face) FELTON/ (16 NAMES) (east face) THIRSTON/ (13 NAMES) (west face) ACTON/ (2 NAMES)/ ESHOTT/ (6 NAMES)/ SWARLAND/ (3 NAMES) A sloping plaque at the foot of the memorial to the front reads 1939 ? 1945/ FELTON/ (2 NAMES)/ THIRSTON/ (1 NAME)/ ACTON/ (2 NAMES)/ ESHOTT/ (2 NAMES)/ SWARLAND/ 5 NAMES). The memorial is enclosed by low metal posts carrying a chain. Selected Sources Websites North East War Memorials Project, accessed 21/06/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7206",
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