Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
C102.02
Place
CASTLE EDEN
Map ref
NZ 41?38?
Original Location
Roadside, at entrance to Parklands, at eastern end of village.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 11th January 1922 by the Earl of Durham, dedicated by Dr. Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham.
b. Unveiled 7th November 1948 by Col. R.O. Gatheral of Byers Green Dedicated by Rev. T.W. Huntley Vicar of Castle Eden.
b. Unveiled 7th November 1948 by Col. R.O. Gatheral of Byers Green Dedicated by Rev. T.W. Huntley Vicar of Castle Eden.
Memorial Description
Cross, 25 feet high, of Blomfield type, with bronze Crusader’s sword fixed at the crossing. Set on octagonal base on two steps set on wide octagonal platform. The whole is surrounded by white posts with chain linking between them.
Bronze plaques bearing the dedication and names have been affixed to the sides of the pedestal. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Bronze plaques bearing the dedication and names have been affixed to the sides of the pedestal. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Heworth stone cross, bronze plaques, York flagstone surround.
Inscription
a. To the memory / of the men of / this parish who / gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1918. / They died for / liberty and honour.
b. To the / Glory of God / and in memory / of the men / who fell in the / Second World War / 1939-1945
b. To the / Glory of God / and in memory / of the men / who fell in the / Second World War / 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
Estimated at £600.
How money was raised
Public subscription. Site, plus £100, donated by Col. Burdon, who lost his only son in the war. His wife gave £25.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Messrs. Hicks & Charlewood, Newcastle. Cross made by R. Beall of Newcastle; bronze plaques made by J.W. Singer & Sons of Frome.
Ownership and maintenance
At the unveiling, Col. Longdon, chairman of the War Memorial Committee, handed over the charge of the memorial to Mr. J.W. Nimmo, Chairman of the Parish Council.
Notes
1. The proposals also included placing plaques in the churches in Castle Eden and Wingate, and the Roman Catholic Church at Hutton Henry.
2. In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1295 towards the conservation of this memorial. The memorial was cleaned using a DOFF steam cleaning system. Loose and defective mortar was raked out by hand and open joints were re-pointed using lime mortar, colour matched to the stonework. The bronze plaques were treated with microcrystalline wax.
2. In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1295 towards the conservation of this memorial. The memorial was cleaned using a DOFF steam cleaning system. Loose and defective mortar was raked out by hand and open joints were re-pointed using lime mortar, colour matched to the stonework. The bronze plaques were treated with microcrystalline wax.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; J.Random; Dorothy Hall; old postcard: Tony Harding
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 27/03/1920; 11/01/1922
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 14/01/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/01/1922; 19/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 12/01/1922 carries report of unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 12/01/1922 reports unveiling of 1914-18 cross; 08/11/1948 reports unveiling of 1939-45 plaque.
Durham Chronicle 02/04/1920 reports proposals
Seaham Weekly News 13/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 27/03/1920 reports proposals.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 12/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Tyne & Wear Archives Ref: DT.CC/213/7 contains 2 photos of plaques from this memorial.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 06/11/1948 gives notice of unveiling and dedication. 08/11/1948 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 27/03/1920; 11/01/1922
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 14/01/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/01/1922; 19/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 12/01/1922 carries report of unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 12/01/1922 reports unveiling of 1914-18 cross; 08/11/1948 reports unveiling of 1939-45 plaque.
Durham Chronicle 02/04/1920 reports proposals
Seaham Weekly News 13/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 27/03/1920 reports proposals.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 12/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Tyne & Wear Archives Ref: DT.CC/213/7 contains 2 photos of plaques from this memorial.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 06/11/1948 gives notice of unveiling and dedication. 08/11/1948 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; John Random; Dorothy Hall; Syd Reed; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (C102.02)
CASTLE EDEN Roadside
To the memory
of the men of
this parish who
gave their lives
in the Great War
1914-1918.
They died for
liberty & honour.
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Left hand panel
Thomas Hindson Biggins
Pte. Som. L.I.
Rowland Burdon
Capt. & Flt. Comdr R.F.C.
Thomas Burns
L/Cpl. Durham L.I.
James Henry Francis Butts
Pte. Canadian Infy.
Henry Cave
Chief Engr. H.M.T "Ilston".
Robert Cockburn
Pte. K.O.S. Bordrs.
Fredrick Dawson
Pte. W. Yorks. Regt.
Thomas Dixon
L/Cpl. Canadian Infy.
Ernest Dobson
Pte. Royal Warwick. Regt.
Charles Gordon Forster, M.M.
Cpl. Durham L.I.
Matthew Gibson
Cpl. Durham L.I.
John Gorrie
Sgt. Durham L.I.
Victor Grimes
Pte. Durham L.I.
Ernest Hindmarch, M.M.
L/Cpl. Durham L.I.
Robert Jones
Sgt. Durham L.I.
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Right hand panel
William Lane
Pte. Canadian Infy.
Frederick Cecil Longden
Capt. Durham L.I.
John Lowther
Gnr. R.G.A.
William Leslie Nimmo
2/Lt. Northumberland Fus.
Ernest Peacock
Pte. W. Yorks. Regt.
James Purvis, M.M.
Sgt. Durham L.I.
William Arthur Routledge
Cpl. Leicestershire Regt.
Herbert Henry Sanderson
Stoker H.M.S "Falmouth"
John Wearmouth Sanderson
Sergt. A.O.C.
Thomas Sawdon
Pte. Durham L.I.
Robert Botcherby Sword
Cpl. E. Yorks. Regt.
William Christopher Thubron
Pte. Yorks Regt.
John Hutchinson Tristram
Lt. Worcester Regt.
Thomas Wetherell
Pte. Notts. & Derbyshire Regt.
Richard Wilson
Pte. K.O.S. Bordrs.
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Third panel
To the
Glory of God
and in memory
of the men
who fell in the
Second
World War
1939-1945
Edward Charles Cooper
Corporal, Royal Air Force
Gordon Gibson
Flight Sergt., Royal Air Force
Reginald Hind
Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S Torrent
John Kenneth Morton
Flight Sergt., Royal Air Force
Guy Trevor
Flight Lieut., Royal Air Force
NamesC102.02
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