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Title
First World War Memorial
Medium
granite, Darley Dale stone & bronze
Measurements
Plinth: H 914 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
DY8_RA_S001
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
25th February 1923
Listing date
30/10/89
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on the main bronze panel to the front face of the pier, followed by names of the fallen: IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / STOURBRIDGE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914–1918; on the north facing pilaster and the north face of the base: THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION TO COMMEMORATE THE / HEROISM OF THE MEN OF THIS BOROUGH / & WAS UNVEILED BY THE RIGHT HON. / THE EARL OF COVENTRY FEB. 25TH 1923; on the south facing pilaster and south face of the base, similar plaques including further names: THESE MEN FOUGHT AND DIED / IN MANY LANDS AND SEAS. / FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY RUSSIA / GREECE TURKEY MESOPOTAMIA / PALESTINE THE NORTH SEA