Memorial Details
Memorial
Lychgate 1914-18 1939-45 St. Cuthbert
Reference
A6.02
Place
ALLENDALE
Map ref
NY837559
Original Location
St. Cuthbert's Church, Market Place
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled August 1920 by Viscountess Allendale. Dedicated by Canon Newsom.
Memorial Description
Lych gate in Gothic style covering an area 10 feet x 8 feet. Dark wood on stone base. Over the entrance is the cross of St. Cuthbert. The words "For God, King and Country" are incised into the barge boards using Gothic lettering.
On a beam above the first centre panel are inscribed the words “Roll of Honour”.
The inner walls have been divided into three panels on each side. The centre panel on each side bears a dedication, while the two outer panels on each side bear names. Lettering is Roman capitals.
On a beam above the first centre panel are inscribed the words “Roll of Honour”.
The inner walls have been divided into three panels on each side. The centre panel on each side bears a dedication, while the two outer panels on each side bear names. Lettering is Roman capitals.
Materials used
The parapet is of dressed stone from a local quarry. The stone flags are from an old smelt mill. Oak woodwork.
Inscription
On outside overhead arch
For God, King and Country.
On centre panel on one side
To the Glory of God
and in grateful memory
of men from this parish
who gave their lives for
their Country in the
Great War 1914-1919
this lych gate is dedicated.
On centre panel on other side
They whom this lych gate commemorates
were numbered among those who at
the call of King and Country left all
that was dear to them, endured hardness,
faced danger and finally passed out
of the sight of men by the path of duty
and self sacrifice by giving up
their own lives that others might
live in freedom. Let those who come after
see to it that their names
be not forgotten.
On a beam:
Roll / of / Honour.
1939-1945
For God, King and Country.
On centre panel on one side
To the Glory of God
and in grateful memory
of men from this parish
who gave their lives for
their Country in the
Great War 1914-1919
this lych gate is dedicated.
On centre panel on other side
They whom this lych gate commemorates
were numbered among those who at
the call of King and Country left all
that was dear to them, endured hardness,
faced danger and finally passed out
of the sight of men by the path of duty
and self sacrifice by giving up
their own lives that others might
live in freedom. Let those who come after
see to it that their names
be not forgotten.
On a beam:
Roll / of / Honour.
1939-1945
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription
Present condition
Restored 2006
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by J. Landell Nicholson of Newcastle on Tyne and Allendale.
Masons: J. & W. Newman, Allendale; Oak: Parsons & Ridley; Carving: R. Percy Appleby, Newcastle on Tyne; Lettering: C. Nicholson, Newcastle
Masons: J. & W. Newman, Allendale; Oak: Parsons & Ridley; Carving: R. Percy Appleby, Newcastle on Tyne; Lettering: C. Nicholson, Newcastle
Notes
1. It was suggested, as a war memorial, that the Savings Bank premises be purchased as a public amenity, but allowing the Bank to continue to operate.
2. Returning servicemen were presented with gold watches and chains.
3 . From the area, 132 men joined and over 100 returned.
4. The gates were removed because of vandalism. A new set was provided, but these were also vandalised and have been removed. 2019 - there are gates in place.
5. The seats have also been removed, since they provided vandals with a roofed venue in which to congregate, with the result that the name panels have also been attacked.
6. Of those named, the following references are on an Honours Board:
J. Routledge was awarded the Military Medal in 1916;
Albert Henderson was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1917.
7. In 2006 War Memorials Trust made a grant of £2,900 towards the restoration of the lychgate.
2. Returning servicemen were presented with gold watches and chains.
3 . From the area, 132 men joined and over 100 returned.
4. The gates were removed because of vandalism. A new set was provided, but these were also vandalised and have been removed. 2019 - there are gates in place.
5. The seats have also been removed, since they provided vandals with a roofed venue in which to congregate, with the result that the name panels have also been attacked.
6. Of those named, the following references are on an Honours Board:
J. Routledge was awarded the Military Medal in 1916;
Albert Henderson was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1917.
7. In 2006 War Memorials Trust made a grant of £2,900 towards the restoration of the lychgate.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Morpeth County Library Frith collection of photographs; Postcard collection shows the site before the lychgate was erected and after.
Hexham Courant 29/11/1919 and 04/12/1920 records proposals to buy Savings Bank; 02/01/1920 reports gifts of gold watches; 21/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Journal 11/08/1920 reports proposed unveiling on Saturday; 16/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 16/08/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 21/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 20/08/1920 reports unveiling.
War Memorials Trust Bulletin Autumn 2006 No. 31 reports the donation of a grant.
The Journal 11/12/2006 carries an article about research on some of the names on the memorial.
Source of quotation
“They whom this lychgate commemorates were numbered . . .” Adapted from a Certificate sent to all bereaved families under the George V cipher and coat of arms.
Morpeth County Library Frith collection of photographs; Postcard collection shows the site before the lychgate was erected and after.
Hexham Courant 29/11/1919 and 04/12/1920 records proposals to buy Savings Bank; 02/01/1920 reports gifts of gold watches; 21/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Journal 11/08/1920 reports proposed unveiling on Saturday; 16/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 16/08/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 21/08/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 20/08/1920 reports unveiling.
War Memorials Trust Bulletin Autumn 2006 No. 31 reports the donation of a grant.
The Journal 11/12/2006 carries an article about research on some of the names on the memorial.
Source of quotation
“They whom this lychgate commemorates were numbered . . .” Adapted from a Certificate sent to all bereaved families under the George V cipher and coat of arms.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Handcock, Allendale Local History Society; J. Brown; Michael Newrick; David Oats, Allenheads; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
See link above
Lychgate 1914-18 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (A6.02)
First side
To the Glory of God
and in grateful memory
of men from this parish
who gave their lives for
their country
in the Great War 1914-1919
This lych gate is dedicated
James Norman Allison Archie Hetherington
Ernest Brown Richard Horncastle
Robert William Elliott Henry Jackson
Septimus Fairlamb George H. Johnson
Edward Forrest Thomas Appleby Lee
Alfred W. Gillender George R. Maughan
Frederick T. Glendinning Thomas Maughan
William G. Glenwright Norman Parker
William Graham Sidney Robinson
Albert Henderson Robert William Shield
James S. Henderson Harold Whitfield
Second side
1939-1945 They whom this lychgate commemorates
War were numbered among those who at
the call of king and country left all
John R. Blair that was dear to them, endured hardness
Charles E. Foster faced danger and finally passed out
of the sight of men by the path of
duty and self-sacrifice by giving up
their own lives that other men might
live in freedom. Let those who come
after see to it that their names
be not forgotten.
NamesA6.02
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