Newfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 2016. War memorial.
Newfield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- stony-basalt-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Newfield War Memorial is located in the northern part of the Recreation Ground in Newfield, near the fingerpost and Newfield Farmhouse, both of which are also listed as Grade II. This memorial is a pillar made of grey granite, standing approximately 3.5 meters tall. It is set on a two-stepped square base, and the pillar tapers in stages up to a corniced cap. The top stage features a wreath carved in relief on both the front and rear.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the memorial reads: "1914-1918/ ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ ON THIS STONE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS." On the east side, there is an inscription for the Second World War that reads: "1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."
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