Ferryhill War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details NZ 23 SE FERRYHILL MARKET PLACE (East side) 6/28 War Memorial circa 20 metres west of Town Hall GV II War memorial. Circa 1919. Granite with marble statue. Square step to rock-faced base of tapered pedestal, with plinth and cornice; swept base to statue of Durham Light Infantry soldier in casual pose, with hands clasped round barrel of rifle which rests on ground. Inscription on plinth begins 'To the Glory of God ...' and commemorates the men of Ferryhill who died in the Great War, 1914-1918, with names inscribed on all other sides; additional inscription refers to second World War 1939-1945, and additional names are inscribed. 'Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride/And may ye live as nobly as they died' inscribed on front plinth. Listing NGR: NZ2879232819 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, 7 February 2017. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 112236 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.