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Title
Shiremoor War Memorial
Date
1924
Medium
sandstone
Measurements
H 360 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
NE27_SD_S004
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
31st May 1924
Listing date
19/02/86
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base, rear: W. H. ENDEAN / & SON / BLYTH
Inscription description
front: 1914–1918 / GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND / /[NAMES] // IN MEMORY OF / THE GLORIOUS DEAD / OF SHIREMOOR AND DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.