Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial
Wall War Memorial

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A wheel-head cross in the Celtic style. The front face is ornamented with five hemispherical bosses, whilst at the foot of the cross shaft a crown and other insignia are carved in low relief. The moulded foot of the cross shaft stands on a square plinth formed of course rusticated stone blocks and on a stepped base. Four granite plaques record inscriptions and names. The memorial is enclosed by a square kerb of stone from Black Pasture quarry, which carries wrought iron railings.
Title

Wall War Memorial

Medium

stone, granite & wrought iron

Accession number

NE46_SD_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

18th October 1919

Listing date

10/08/89

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the front face the principal dedicatory inscription reads: ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN / HONOUR OF THE MEN OF WALL / AND DISTRICT, WHO SERVED IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914–1919, / OF WHOM THE FOLLOWING NINE / GAVE THEIR LIVES, (NAMES) / THEY JEOPARDISED THEIR LIVES / UNTO THE DEATH; the other commemorated names are recorded on the remaining three plaques; at the foot of the front face of the plinth the dates 1939–1945 are incised below the granite plaque, with the two Second World War names recorded below.

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Located at

Near Chapel Lane, Wall

NE46 4DZ

Located on a large village green area.