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Title
Holywell War Memorial Fountain
Date
1901
Medium
pink & grey granite
Measurements
H 280 x W 81 x D 81 cm
Accession number
NE25_SD_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscripton
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
Blyth Valley District Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1901
Listing date
15/07/87
Access
at all times
Inscription description
incised in Gothic and Roman lettering on the east face: TO THE MEMORY / OF / SMITH BERWICK / WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS / RECEIVED AT SHOREMANS DRIFT, / SOUTH AFRICA / DEC. 20TH, 1901, IN HIS 48TH YEAR; incised in Gothic and Roman lettering on the south face: TO THE MEMORY / OF / WILLIAM COXON / WHO FELL AT THE / BATTLE OF RHEINOSTERFONTEIN, / SOUTH AFRICA / SEPT. 5TH, 1901 IN HIS 22ND YEAR / ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1901