Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 2016. War memorial.
Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- little-spire-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial, Junction of Main Street and B6350, TD12 4UD
- OS grid reference
- NT 857 392
- Coordinates
- 55.64649, -2.22806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial is located on the verge at the western end of Main Street, directly across from The Collingwood Arms, which is also a listed building. This memorial features a tall Celtic cross made of granite. The front face of the wheel head displays a voided cross that is carved in low relief and polished, creating a contrast with the rough-hewn surfaces of the stone.
On the front face of the cross shaft, there is a raised and polished panel inscribed with the words "IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF" followed by the names of 13 individuals from the parish. The cross shaft is supported by a tapering rectangular plinth, which also has a raised and polished panel. The main dedicatory inscription on this panel reads: "THESE FELL IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 – 1918 'SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.'"
On the left face of the plinth, there is a similar panel that lists four names and states: "THESE FELL IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1939-1945 WE THINK OF THEM IN THE MORNING AND REMEMBER THEM ON THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN." The plinth is set on a low stone step.
The memorial is situated on a small square pavement and is enclosed on three sides by a chain supported by four low bollards.
Local climate
Cornhill-on-Tweed War Memorial receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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