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A brick structure incorporating plaques which honour those who gave their lives in the two world wars, and on which stands the figure of the ‘Unknown Soldier’. It replaces previous memorial structures.

Title

Ashington War Memorial

Date

2001–2015

Medium

brick & bronze

Accession number

NE63_SD_S001

Acquisition method

commissioned by Ashington Town Council

Work type

War memorial

Custodian

Ashington Town Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

6th November 2015

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscribed on the plaque: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND GLORIOUS / MEMORY OF THOSE INHABITANTS OF / ASHINGTON AND DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914–1918.; and on a separate panel: AND TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THOSE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE WAR 1939–1945

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