War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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The memorial takes the form of a kneeling allegorical female figure (Remembrance), in thoughtful pose with eyes closed and head bowed. Her head is resting on her left hand and a floral wreath is held in her right hand. The statue stands upon a tall, rusticated stone pedestal which in turn stands upon a five-stepped base. The memorial records the names of the 117 men from Tweedmouth who fell in the First World War; three men from Tweedmouth who fell in the Second World War and a single serviceman who fell in the Falkland's War. The source of the quotation used in the inscription is 1 Samuel XXV 15, 16.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1920

Medium

granite

Measurements

H 100 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 510 x W 300 x D 300 cm

Accession number

TD15_MA_S010

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Berwick upon Tweed Town Council

Custodian

Berwick upon Tweed Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

October 1920

Listing date

11/11/09

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscription on front reads: IN EVER GRATEFUL AND / PROUD REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE BRAVE MEN OF / TWEEDMOUTH WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 18. / AND THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF TWEEDMOUTH / WHO LOST THIER LIVES IN / THE SECOND WORLD WAR. / "THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US / BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY" / 2ND ENGINEERING OFFICER / PAUL A. HENRY, G.M. / 8TH JUNE 1982 / ABOARD RFA / SIR GALAHAD / AT BLUFF COVE / FALKLAND ISLANDS. / ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF / TWEEDMOUTH AND OTHER FRIENDS; below this the dates 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 are carved in half relief; step of pedestal: TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF TWEEDMOUTH / WHO HAVE FALLEN / SINCE 1945; within recessed panels on the sides and rear of the pedestal: (names)

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Located at

A1167/Bridge End, Tweedmouth

TD15 2HD

Right beside the river at the west end of Berwick Old Bridge.