Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial
Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial

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A paved area surmounted by a four-stepped base, plinth and obelisk, lightly decorated with flags in relief at its base on the front face, and bands of incised decorations including a Greek key, palmette and pellets on the other faces.
Title

Backworth and West Holywell War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

stone & granite

Measurements

H 365 x W 170 x D (?) cm

Accession number

NE27_SD_S001

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

14th December 1922

Listing date

12/07/12

Access

at all times

Inscription description

front, top: LEST WE FORGET // TO THE / HONOUR / OF OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD // IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF BLACKWORTH & WEST HOLYWELL / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR // [NAMES] // 1914–1919 // 1939–1945; rear: IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN WHO FELL / IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR / [NAMES]

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Located at

Backworth Lane, Backworth

NE27 0AW