Summary
First World War memorial, 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Denwick War Memorial, which stands opposite the Denwick Hamlet church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Degree of survival: unusually the war memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent;
* Group value: with 21 and 23 Denwick Village (Grade II).
History
Denwick War Memorial was unveiled on 14 November 1920 by the Duke of Northumberland, and dedicated by Canon Mangin, Vicar of Alnwick, in memory of the 16 local servicemen who had died during the First World War. The stone, from a local quarry, was donated by Messrs Green and Son and the remaining costs were defrayed by public subscription; the memorial was designed by Mr M Temple Wilson and made by Mr JE Watson, both of Alnwick.
Details
The memorial stands on the wall opposite Denwick Hamlet Church and 21 and 23 Denwick Village (Grade II), to the south side of the junction of the B1340 and the lane that skirts the north-eastern side of Alnwick Castle’s Grade I-registered park. It comprises at c2m tall wheel-head cross in Denwick freestone, rising from a small, tapering pedestal, square on plan. That stands on the coping, raised in two stages, of a panel in the centre of a retaining wall. A small stone vase stands in front of the pedestal.
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