Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Cuthbert
Reference
B111.14
Place
BLAYDON
Map ref
NZ 184633
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Shibdon Road, Blaydon, NE21 5AE. On north wall
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th November 1921 by Dr. Howard Morrison in the absence of Lieut.Col. Simpson. Dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque 6 feet high x 8 feet wide of grey marble on dark marble base. The plaque has raised columns at both sides, and is surmounted by a Latin cross at centre top. The dedication is borne in a panel at the top. The dates “1914” and “1919” are in the top right and left hand corners of the central panel. The names are listed in four columns using Roman capitals. The quotation is in raised lettering in a panel at the bottom.
Beneath this is a smaller plaque 10 inches high x 3 feet wide set on a black slate pattress. This bears the dedication for 1939-45 in sans serif capitals.
Beneath this is a smaller plaque 10 inches high x 3 feet wide set on a black slate pattress. This bears the dedication for 1939-45 in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Marble (Portland Stone?), slate
Inscription
a. In grateful memory of / those from this Parish / who gave their lives in the / service of their country.
“Greater love hath no man”.
b. also / in memory of / those who gave their lives / in the 1939-1945 war / and in subsequent conflicts.
“Greater love hath no man”.
b. also / in memory of / those who gave their lives / in the 1939-1945 war / and in subsequent conflicts.
Names
Notes
1. In 1994, the Rector said he was trying, so far in vain, to put up a smaller tablet underneath this one to commemorate the 45 dead of 1939-45.
2. The name “Duncan B. Holliday” should be “Duncan B. Halliday”.
2. The name “Duncan B. Holliday” should be “Duncan B. Halliday”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; Simon Raine
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/11/1921 reports unveiling.
North Mail 04/12/1920 reports £228 having been raised.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/11/1921 carries a photo.
Blaydon Courier 05/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 04/12/1920 reports proposed plaque for which £228 had been raised and would contain the names of 198 fallen soldiers; 07/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham Faculty Books number 8022, issued 19/7/1995
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/11/1921 reports unveiling.
North Mail 04/12/1920 reports £228 having been raised.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/11/1921 carries a photo.
Blaydon Courier 05/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 04/12/1920 reports proposed plaque for which £228 had been raised and would contain the names of 198 fallen soldiers; 07/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham Faculty Books number 8022, issued 19/7/1995
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Ann Graham; John Maughan; Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Winlaton Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial Contact:- Contact: winlatonhistorysociety@yahoo.com
Plaque 1914-18 St. Cuthbert (B111.14)
Blaydon, St. Cuthbert’s Church.
In grateful memory of
those from this parish
who gave their lives in the
service of their country
1914 1919
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1st Column 2nd Column
1914
Septimus Amos John H. Davidson
Walter Amos John W. Davidson
Robert Anderson James Davison
Thomas Anderson Nicholas F. Davison
John M. Archer Thomas Denny
George Armstrong Irving Dixon
Thomas Ayre James Dixon
May G. Brinton John W. Dixon
Thomas Banks J. William Dixon
J. Frederick Barton John Dobby
Tom Barton Joseph Douglass
John Bates John W. Edgar
Tom Bates Wilfrid Elliott
Albert G. Batey William Elliott
James Batey George Farrow
John A. Bell Frederick Finlay
H. Sidney Bell Douglas Fleming
James Birkett George W. Fletcher
John S. Birss James W. Foster
David T. Blackburn James W. Foster
William E. Brewis Cyril E. Gadsden
Alexander S. Brown Thomas Gee
Alfred Brown John R. Gilhespy
Charles Brown Robert H. Gill
Donald A. Brown Joseph Greener
Isaac Brown Jesse Grundy
James Brown Duncan B. Holliday
Robert Brown Charles C. Hands
T. Nixon Brown Thomas Hands
Thomas N. Brown Charles H. Handysides
Foster S. Burrell George Harrison
William N. Cairns Richard Harrison
Thomas A. Cameron John W. Harwood
Fred. W. Cann William H. Hawdon
Thomas S. Carnaffan Thomas H. Haywood
Robert Carr William R. Heppell
Mark Cawthorn John C. Hewitt
William Cawthorn William Hewitt
William Cawthorn Samuel Higgins
Edward Chilton Thomas Hindmore
William Chilton Adam Hodgson
Robert Chisholm Albert Hogg
Robert Clark Robert Holliday
Richard H. Clark Joseph Holmes
Thomas Coats James Home
William O. Corby Robert Hopper
George Craig T. Hymers Hopper
J. Wilson Creighton Thomas Horricks
James E. Crompton John J. Hutchinson
Tom Dale Llewellyn E. James
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3rd column 4th column
Thomas W.T. Jameson Joseph Raper
Ernest Jobling James Richardson
Reginald D. Jobling T. Harry Richardson
Charles Johnson Henry Ridley
James Johnson Jack Robertson
Wesley J. Johnston Robert P. Robertson
William L. Jones Charles Rochester
George Kendle Frederick T. Rogers
Joseph Kirkup William Rogerson
William Lakey Ernest Scott
Alexander Laybourn John W.M. Scott
James Lee John W. Shaw
Frederick W. Lennox Robert Somerville
Richard Llewellyn William Somerville
Robert LLewellyn Thomas E. Steel
Alfred Lowdon Alf. E. Stokoe
Edward Lowdon Thomas Stonehouse
George Lowdon Robert Storey
George Lucas George E. Strange
Samuel Macmaster John J. Surrey
Joseph March Lance P. Swan
George Marshall Thomas Swan
John Marshall Richard Tench
Joseph Marshall Thomas Tench
Charles E. Mason Walter Thompson
John Maughan Robert A. Thorburn
Anthony McFarlane J. Bateman Tolson
Alfred McRae Robert Tulip
William J. Melvin William Tunley
Andrew Mitchinson James S.H. Turbitt
James Nelson George Vallance
John W. Newton Thomas Vallans
Ernie Nicholson Frank H. Viner
David J. Noble John T. Walker
John Ogle William Wallace
William Osborne George H. Watson
Edward Parker Joseph Watson
Edward Parker Joseph Watson
John F. Patterson Robert Watson
Walter Payne Thomas Watson
George H. Pedelty James Wears
Joseph Pentland John G. Welsh
George W. Phillipson William D. Whinham
Charles Pletts Alexander White
Henry Potter Joseph Wilson
Septimus Potter T. William Wilson
Bertie Puddifoot William Wintrip
Edward A. Puddifoot Richard Woods
Joe G. Purvis Tennant Wormald
William Purvis Charles W. Yallop
Greater love hath no man
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Lower plaque
also
in memory of
those who gave their lives
in the 1939-1945 World War
and in subsequent conflicts.
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Note:
The name “Duncan B. Holliday” should be “Duncan B. Halliday”.
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