Ponteland War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 2019. War memorial.
Ponteland War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- turning-spindle-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial, 1920.
MATERIALS: granite with black lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of an obelisk raised on top of a three stage plinth. The west side of the obelisk, facing the road, is embellished with relief carving featuring a pair of rifles largely covered by a pair of flags, their poles being crossed, all surmounted by a laurel wreath. Below the top stage of the plinth is inscribed:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF/THOSE CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH OF PONTELAND/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE/UPON THEM.
The names of those who were killed are listed on the north and south sides, including rank and regiment.
The lower two stages of the plinth carries a further 24 names without further details, set below the dates 1939-1945.
Detailed Attributes
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