Whitburn, Front Street, war memorial

Unveiled 2nd January 1921 by the Bishop of Durham. A granite column, 15 feet high, with 'LEST WE FORGET' on the side above a bronze wreath. On the front is the dedication: "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 AND IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE PATRIOTISM OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE HOUR OF HER NEED. ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF WHITBURN". There is a separate slab "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM MARSDEN DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918" and another which reads "1939-1945 LET US ALSO REMEMBER" {www.newmp.org.uk}. GRADE II LISTED