Belford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 2007. War memorial.
Belford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- broken-bronze-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 2007
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Belford War Memorial, West Street
- OS grid reference
- NU 106 338
- Coordinates
- 55.59786, -1.83297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Belford War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additions for the Second World War, erected in 1922. It is made of freestone and features bronze plaques.
The memorial consists of a tiered stone of remembrance, which is formed by a stepped wall flanked by matching piers. A projecting plinth at the base is supported by corbels. The front face of the main wall displays four rectangular plaques that list the names of 54 individuals who fell in the First World War in three columns. The upper tier records the names of 21 individuals from the Second World War. Curving walls connect the stone of remembrance to the front piers, with wrought iron railings attached.
The inscription on the front reads "1914-18 (NAMES) / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" and "1939 (NAMES) 1945."
The memorial was designed by Mr. G H Lawson, with the masonry work completed by Messrs Tully and Sons. It was unveiled and dedicated in March 1922. This memorial holds significant historical and cultural importance at both local and national levels, serving as a competent and unusual example of a structure that commemorates those who fell in the First and Second World Wars. It has clear special historic interest, meeting the criteria for national listing.
Local climate
Belford War Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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