The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Weardale is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 2016. War memorial.
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Weardale
- WRENN ID
- strange-gargoyle-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk is a memorial marker approximately 2.4 meters tall, located in a woodland clearing about 200 meters to the north-west of Toys Hill Gravel Pit, which is a National Trust car park. The obelisk is designed in a stepped form and has a square base, standing on a low step. It is made of cast aggregate concrete.
On the front face of the obelisk, there is a cast aluminium plaque that dedicates the memorial. The inscription reads: "WEARDALE WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST BY W. A. ROBERTSON IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS NORMAN CAIRNS ROBERTSON CAPTN. 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT HANOVER GERMANY AND OF LAURANCE GRANT ROBERTSON 2ND LIEUT 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916."
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