Belmont War Memorial - List Entry
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Description
"....The memorial stands on the eastern side of High Street. It is set back from the road in a paved area*. It comprises a tall obelisk, square on plan, in red Peterhead granite enclosed by a low, rectangular kerb. Four red granite pedestals with sandstone caps stand at the corners of the enclosure. The rear pedestals are raised on three-stepped bases; the front, on two-stepped bases. The obelisk rises from a pedimented plinth that stands on a three-stage base. The principal dedicatory inscription, in gilded lettering, on the front face of the upper stage of the base reads IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919./ THIS MONUMENT ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ MORS JANUA VITAE. The 60 names of the First World War fallen are inscribed on three sides of the plinth. The front face of the kerb is inscribed WHEN YOU GO HOME TELL THEM OF US AND SAY/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY. The two pedestals to the rear of the enclosure have 1939-1945 carved into the front face of each cap...." -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433560
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