Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1154050
Date first listed:
15-Sep-1988
Statutory Address:
Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower, Queen Street

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Location

Statutory Address:
Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower, Queen Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Amble By the Sea
National Grid Reference:
NU 26646 04602

Details

NU 2604 13/58 AMBLE QUEEN STREET (South side) Radcliffe War Memorial 15 metres west of clock tower

GV II World War I Memorial. Ashlar with white marble panel. Rectangular plan. Two-stepped base carries upright with moulded plinth and inscribed panel IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF RADCLIFFE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 in moulded surround, with names and World War II plaque below; flanking columns on square bases, set diagonally, carry moulded cornice and blocking course with raised centre-piece carved with wreath.

Radcliffe was a pit village 2 km south of Amble; demolished in advance of open-cast mining in 1971 when the war memorial was moved here and the Radcliffe community transplanted en bloc to new estates in Amble.

Listing NGR: NU2664604602

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online, the War Memorials Register and North East War Memorials Project. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 February 2019.

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
236726
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Websites
North East War Memorials Project , accessed 19/02/2019 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10749
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/143994
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33527

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Date: 11 May 2001
Reference: IOE01/01730/30
Rights: Copyright IoE Mrs Anne Swearman. Source Historic England Archive
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