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Latitude: 55.1733 / 55°10'23"N
Longitude: -1.6252 / 1°37'30"W
OS Eastings: 423967
OS Northings: 586621
OS Grid: NZ239866
Mapcode National: GBR K82M.Y9
Mapcode Global: WHC2S.07CD
Plus Code: 9C7W59FF+8W
Entry Name: Bothal War Memorial
Listing Date: 28 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1391429
English Heritage Legacy ID: 494612
ID on this website: 101391429
Location: Bothal, Northumberland, NE61
County: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Ashington
Traditional County: Northumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland
Church of England Parish: Bothal And Pegswood
Church of England Diocese: Newcastle
Tagged with: War memorial
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BOTHAL VILLAGE
Bothal
Bothal War Memorial
28-NOV-05
II
War Memorial, unknown date of commission, architect and sponsor. Sandstone. Cross mounted on tapering pedestal with rectangular plinth placed on stone cairn. Celtic interlace carving on head and central part of shaft with outer fret and rolled rope motif edging. Front of pedestal is inscribed with 35 names of the fallen from the First World War in two columns and the inscription SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/THESE, WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/GAVE THEIR LIVES, FOR US AT HOME (NAMES).
Side of pedestal is inscribed with 22 names of the fallen from the Second World War in a single column and the inscription TO THE MEMORY OF/THESE, WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN/ THE WORLD WAR (NAMES).
HISTORY: The local Vicar, who lost his own son during the First World War, planted a tree to either side of the memorial: to the left is a weeping ash representing the tears of the bereaved and to the right is a maple which turns red in November to represent the blood of the fallen.
SOURCES: North East War Memorials Project Ref 34153
An attractive First World War Memorial in the form of a cross, with Second World War additions. Designated Grade II Listing
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, 9 February 2017.
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