Memorial
Langley On Tyne District WW1
Current Location
Village Hall, Langley On Tyne, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE47 5LA, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 82816 61194
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34006
- Description
- Plaque of white marble in red alabaster frame, with dome at centre top, mounted on pattress of green marble. On the plaque, the badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers is raised in half relief in green and red marble. Lettering is in sans serif capitals for the dedication and names, with the quotation in Gothic script
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ LANGLEY ON TYNE TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE SOLDIERS FROM THIS DISTRICT WHO WERE KILLED/ IN ACTION DURING THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 6
- Died
- 6
- Information shown
- surname,rank,regiment, initials of forenames, decorations
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
WILLIAM CRESSWELL, Mason
- Sponsor Type
- public
Ceremonies
Unveiled
15th November 1919
Mr. J. Dickinson of Sillywrea
Previous Location(s)
Dean Raw School, Langley On Tyne, Tynedale, Northumberland, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 820 610
Year of move
UNKNOWN
Reason for move
SCHOOL CLOSED AND MEMORIAL MOVED TO THE VILLAGE HALL
Components
- Backboard
Height: 2FT
Width: 3FT
Made from: Marble - Green
Condition: Good
- Frame
Made from: Alabaster
Condition: Good
- Tablet
Made from: Marble - White
Condition: Good
- Hexham Courant 22/11/1919 reports unveiling, with picture
- WMSL2.1