Belmont War Memorial

The Belmont War Memorial stands on the eastern side of High Street, set back from the road within a paved area. It is a tall obelisk constructed of red Peterhead granite, set within a low, rectangular kerb. Four red granite pedestals, each with a sandstone cap, are positioned at the corners of the enclosure. The rear pedestals are raised on three-stepped bases, while the front pedestals stand on two-stepped bases.

The obelisk rises from a pedimented plinth, which itself sits upon a three-stage base. A principal dedicatory inscription, rendered in gilded lettering, is on the front face of the upper stage of the base. It reads: "IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919./ THIS MONUMENT ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ MORS JANUA VITAE." Sixty names of the First World War fallen are inscribed on three sides of the plinth. The front face of the kerb is inscribed with the words: "WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY." The two rear pedestals have “1939-1945” carved into the front face of each cap; the names of those who fell in the Second World War are inscribed on the front face of each pedestal. The pedestal on the front left of the enclosure has "OTHER CONFLICTS" carved into its cap, and includes the name of a soldier who died in Iraq in 2007.

A small red granite stone is located in front of the memorial, close to the pavement. It is inscribed: "BELMONT WAR MEMORIAL/ WAS MOVED TO THIS LOCATION IN 2009/ THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF/ COUNTY DURHAM ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST,/ BELMONT PARISH COUNCIL,/ DURHAM CITY AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS,/ BELMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND/ RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF BELMONT/ FRIENDS OF BELMONT WAR MEMORIAL." The paved area and the small red granite stone are not considered to be of special architectural or historic interest.