WAR MEMORIAL CIRCA 20 METRES WEST OF TOWN HALL - Ferryhill - List Entry

  • Description

    "War memorial. Circa 1919. Granite with marble statue. Square step to rock-faced base of tapered pedestal, with plinth and cornice; swept base to statue of Durham Light Infantry soldier in casual pose, with hands clasped round barrel of rifle which rests on ground. Inscription on plinth begins 'To the Glory of God ...' and commemorates the men of Ferryhill who died in the Great War, 1914-1918, with names inscribed on all other sides; additional inscription refers to second World War 1939-1945, and additional names are inscribed. 'Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride/And may ye live as nobly as they died' inscribed on front plinth...."
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1159632
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 9 months ago
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