Alnmouth War Memorial

The Alnmouth War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additions for Second World War casualties, including civilians, built in 1921. It was designed by Hicks and Charlwood and constructed by Carse and Sons of Amble.

The memorial is made of sandstone and features an iron and glass lantern, which is now electric, atop a tapering pillar set on a square pediment. This is placed on a three-stepped base. At the base of the pillar, there is a carved wreath. The front and sides of the pedestal display large bronze plaques. The front plaque bears the main inscription, which reads:

"Erected to the honour/ and the ever/ sacred memory of those/ who sacrificed themselves/ to achieve victory in the/ Great War 1914-1918/ and the World War 1939-1945/ See that you conquer by/ living as we conquered/ by dying."

On the right side, there are 21 names of the Fallen from the First World War listed in alphabetical order by surname followed by forename. The left side lists ten names of the Fallen from the Second World War, including one casualty from Palestine in 1946. Below these are the names of eight civilians, six women and two men, who were killed on the night of 8th November 1941 when a bomb was dropped on Argyll Street.

The memorial is situated on a traffic island within a raised semi-circular enclosure that is accessed by stone steps. The enclosure is defined by a curving stone wall at the back, which ends in low stone piers, and a chain fence supported by four stone bollards at the front. The interior of the enclosure has a stone-flagged base and includes several stone pots.