Corsenside Parish War Memorial, West Woodburn

A68, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2RA

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1441618
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Corsenside Parish War Memorial, West Woodburn
Statutory Address:: A68, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2RA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1441618
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Corsenside Parish War Memorial, West Woodburn
Statutory Address 1:: A68, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2RA

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: A68, West Woodburn, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 2RA

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

District:: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Corsenside
National Grid Reference:: NY8975886034

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Corsenside Parish War Memorial at West Woodburn, which stands in an enclosure beside the A68, 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 conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial obelisk in the Classical style.

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at West Woodburn as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of Corsenside parish who lost their lives in the First World War.

The memorial was unveiled in 1921 in commemoration of 16 local servicemen who died in the First World War. It cost c£300, raised by the parishioners, and was provided by Emley and Sons of Newcastle. Following the Second World War the names of 8 men who died in that conflict were added.

Details

The polished granite memorial stands in an enclosure to the west side of the A68, c40m to the south-east of High Park House. It takes the form of an obelisk, square on plan with a pyramidal top, rising from the corniced cap of a tapering pedestal. The pedestal base stands on a sandstone step, square on plan.

The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads THE WORLD WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ ERECTED BY/ THE PARISH OF CORSENSIDE/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES). The names are recorded with place of burial and date of death. The southern pedestal face carries the Second World War names, similarly recorded.

The square enclosure is defined by low stone walls with two corner piers to the front wall. The front wall is broken by a narrow rake of stone steps from which a short path leads to the memorial.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2017.

Sources

Websites
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17/11/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9265
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/198259
War Memorials Register, accessed 27 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/34284

Legal

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

The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.