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    Memorial

    Whitburn and Marsden District

    Whitburn and Marsden District

    Source: Anonymous

    1/5

    Current Location

    Village Green, Front Street, Whitburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7JF, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 40454 61751

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    1938
    Description
    Inscribed, granite plinth surmounted by granite obelisk featuring inscription and bronze wreath.
    Inscription
    Obelisk: LEST WE FORGET Plinth: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18 / [Names]/ AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/ OF THE PATRIOTISM OF THOSE/ WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE HOUR OF HER NEED./ ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF WHITBURN. Granite tablet at the foot of the memorial: 1939-1945/ LET US ALSO REMEMBER [Names] Granite tablet at the foot of the memorial: IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM MARSDEN DISTRICT WHO/GAVE TEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS / 1914 - 1918/ [Names]/1939-1945/ [Names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs Borrowdale Brothers of Sunderland, Makers

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    17 July 1921

    Lt-Col Pollard

    Dedicated

    17 July 1921

    Bishop of Durham

    Components

    Detail

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Unknown


    Column

    Height: 4500MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Unknown


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  • South Tyneside District photograph collections