Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
C118.01
Place
COWSHILL
Map ref
NY 852408
Original Location
Half a mile north of the village on the north side of the B6295.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled June 1922 by Col. Leather, 20th D.L.I., dedicated by Rev. J. Harrison, vicar of Heathery Cleugh
Memorial Description
Cross of Ionic type of rough hewn stone in semi-circular roadside site enclosed by a stone wall in which the front side is open. The shaft and cross are elaborately patterned with a Celtic-style decoration carved to stand proud. The words “Lest We Forget” are raised in carving on the shaft between the dates above and below.
The dedication is borne on the front of the pedestal, the lettering incised. To the left of the inscription is a carved sword and wreath in half relief.
At the front of the base is the dedication for 1939-45.
The dedication is borne on the front of the pedestal, the lettering incised. To the left of the inscription is a carved sword and wreath in half relief.
At the front of the base is the dedication for 1939-45.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
a. 1914 / Lest / we / forget / 1918. In honour / of the men / of this parish / who fell in / the Great War.
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Cost
£170
How money was raised
Site given by J.J. Peart of Bents House.
Notes
1. There is a vast panoramic sweep of moorland on all sides. It is the most westerly, the highest (1373 feet) and perhaps the most isolated memorial in the county, and is also the furthest from the sea.
2. From the style, a guess is made that this was made by the firm of Beattie of Carlisle.
2. From the style, a guess is made that this was made by the firm of Beattie of Carlisle.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Jillian Gibson-Stephenson; Dorothy Hall
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/06/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 01/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 20/11/1919
Illustrated Chronicle 29/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times 03/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 02/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 29/05/1922 reports unveiling
Stanley and Consett News 01/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 29/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Weardale Museum Folder containing details of war memorials
A Hundred Years on : 1909-2009 Celebrating the Centenary of Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall,Ian Reedman; Published by Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall; £9.99; ISBN 9 780956 421005 gives details of village life and the lives of the men named on the memorial.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/06/1922
Auckland and County Chronicle 01/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 20/11/1919
Illustrated Chronicle 29/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times 03/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 02/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 29/05/1922 reports unveiling
Stanley and Consett News 01/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 29/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Weardale Museum Folder containing details of war memorials
A Hundred Years on : 1909-2009 Celebrating the Centenary of Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall,Ian Reedman; Published by Cowshill and Lanehead Village Hall; £9.99; ISBN 9 780956 421005 gives details of village life and the lives of the men named on the memorial.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders, Gillian Gibson-Stephenson; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; Ian Reedman; Ken Heatherington
Research In Progress
Ken Heatherington has researched the names on the local memorials. His research is available at Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn Co Durham DL13 1HD. www.weardalemuseum.org.uk
Opening Hours 2pm - 5pm, Easter and Bank Holidays, May, June, July, Sept, and October (Wednesday to Sunday inclusive). Every afternoon in August.
Contact ken.heatherington@btinternet.com
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (C118.01)
COWSHILL Copthill.
On shaft
1914
Lest
We
Forget
1918
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On pedestal
In honour
of the men
of this parish
who fell in
the Great War
Vickers Bell
William Edward Bell
John Carr
Peter Conacher
Albert Milburn
Philip Milburn
John Morley Peart
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On base
1939-1945
Joseph Allan Baty
Lawrence Hewitson Johnson
John Robert Peart
NamesC118.01
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