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A Celtic cross with a foliate design on the shaft and a design on the cross. The work was moved in 1950.

Title

Blyth South African War Memorial

Date

1903

Medium

white granite

Measurements

H 310 x W 107 x D 92 cm

Accession number

NE24_SD_S003

Acquisition method

commissioned by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Custodian

Blyth Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

not listed

Unveiling date

22nd July 1903

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscribed in Gothic and Roman lettering on north face, including a list of names, ranks and regiments of the fallen: IN MEMORIAM / MEN OF THIS DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE BOER WAR / 1899–1902 / THIS MONUMENT WAS / ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION

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