War Memorial Affixed to Memorial Cottage
WAR MEMORIAL AFFIXED TO MEMORIAL COTTAGE, MAINSFORTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390636
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2003
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Affixed to Memorial Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL AFFIXED TO MEMORIAL COTTAGE, MAINSFORTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390636
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-2003
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Affixed to Memorial Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL AFFIXED TO MEMORIAL COTTAGE, MAINSFORTH
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL AFFIXED TO MEMORIAL COTTAGE, MAINSFORTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ferryhill
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 30608 31866
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21/11/2014
1403/0/10002
FERRYHILL,
MAINSFORTH,
War Memorial affixed to Memorial Cottage
(Formerly listed as War Memorial and Memorial Cottage)
24-SEP-03
II
War memorial and attached cottage. 1922. Polished marble. Erected to commemorate those men who worked for the Mainsforth Colliery.
A rectangular grey marble plaque topped by curved moulded cornice. The centre contains a carved laurel wreath surrounded by the inscription: - MAINSFORTH COLLIERY AND FERRYHILL STATION, WAR MEMORIAL, 1914-1919. Below are listed the names of all those who died in three columns. Beneath is inscribed: - THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER.
This war memorial is securely attached to the front wall of Memorial Cottage; this cottage is not of special interest.
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, 10 August 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490889
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/67898
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/251406
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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