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Title
Morpeth Cenotaph
Date
1922
Medium
Blue York stone
Measurements
H 520 x W 185 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H (?) x W 840 x D 840 cm
Accession number
NE61_SD_S004
Acquisition method
commissioned by the War Memorial Committee
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
Castle Morpeth District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1st October 1922
Listing date
15/04/03
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscribed on north west corner: UNVEILED BY LORD RIDLEY / OCTOBER 1ST, 1922 / DEDICATED BY COUNCILLOR JJ DAVIS / GEORGE JACKSON, MAYOR / C.FRANKLIN MURPHY HON.ARCH / J.H. ROBINSON, BUILDER / J.R. MITCHELL HON. TREASURER / W. SLASSOR HON. SECRETARY.; inscribed on front face with names listed below: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN ABIDING MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF MORPETH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WARS / 1914–1918 / 1939–1945 / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM