Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/11/2014

1403/0/10002

FERRYHILL,
MAINSFORTH,
War Memorial affixed to Memorial Cottage

(Formerly listed as War Memorial and Memorial Cottage)

24-SEP-03

II

War memorial and attached cottage. 1922. Polished marble. Erected to commemorate those men who worked for the Mainsforth Colliery.
A rectangular grey marble plaque topped by curved moulded cornice. The centre contains a carved laurel wreath surrounded by the inscription: - MAINSFORTH COLLIERY AND FERRYHILL STATION, WAR MEMORIAL, 1914-1919. Below are listed the names of all those who died in three columns. Beneath is inscribed: - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER.
This war memorial is securely attached to the front wall of Memorial Cottage; this cottage is not of special interest.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 August 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670022

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)