Description

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BIRTLEY
War Memorial by the Church of St Giles

17-MAR-06

II
War Memorial, by Messrs Beattie & Co. White marble. Latin cross with wreath and slung rifle ornamentation carved in relief on shaft of cross. Placed on two-part plinth; upper part fashioned to resemble a scroll containing the inscription IN/HONOUR OF/THE MEN/FROM THIS PARISH/WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR/1914-1918/

The names of the fallen are recorded in a single column on front face of main plinth with the following inscription 1939 -1945/ (NAME) on the left side.

Two-stepped base.

Sources: North East War Memorials Project Ref 33785

This elegant First World War memorial with Second World War additions carved in white marble forms an attractive memorial to the dead of two World Wars. Designated at Grade II.

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.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670904

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)