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Column 1939-45 St. Cuthbert

Reference

B42.15

Place

BLYTH

Map ref

NZ 317814

Original Location

St. Cuthbert's Church. At the junction of Wellington Street and Plessey Road, Blyth.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Inscription 60 inches high by 45 inches on two faces of an octagonal pillar of alternate red and white stone on the south east side of the crossing which supports the church tower Above the inscription is carved a cross set in a circle. The letters are inscribed and painted black, using Roman capitals.

Materials used

Stone

Inscription

Remember / those who died / in the World War / 1939-45 /
The Lord is my shepherd.

Names

17 surnames and initials
See transcript.

Cost

Estimated �50.

How money was raised

Public subscription

English Heritage Listing

In Grade II Listed Building

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Edwards and Manby, Architects, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Jack Tait; Tony Harding

Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2 , No. 1797, 15/12/1951.

Source of quotation:
�The Lord is my Shepherd� Psalm 23.

Research acknowledgements

The late Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society; J. Brown; Dorothy Hall; Patrick Easen; Tony Harding

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Column 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (B42.15)

BLYTH, St. Cuthbert's Church.

   Remember

   those who died

   in the World War

   1939-1945

   F. Shy

   R. Wear

   L.S. Bell

   T.C. Rolt

   J.T. Prior

   C.J. Wood

   J.H. Jones

   A.L. Allen

   W. Gribble

   W. Burrell

   J.H. Stoker

   J. Valentine

   J. Thompson

   L.G. Whitlock

   F.J. Thompson

   M.W. Metcalfe

   A. Wedderburn

   The Lord is My Shepherd

NamesB42.15

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