Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
C53.01
Place
CORNHILL ON TWEED
Map ref
NT 857392
Original Location
On bend of road outside Cornhill House, on A697 to Coldstream.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th Feb. 1920 and dedicated by Rev. Canon Holland, Rector of Cornhill
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type, approx. 15 feet high, roughly hewn with smoothed faces. The shaft is about 10 feet high, standing on a pedestal about 4 feet high, and a platform at the bottom approx. 1 foot high. The pedestal measures 5 feet wide and 3 feet deep at the bottom tapering to 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep at the top. The platform is 7 feet wide by 5 feet deep, and is made of large squared stones.
The names are on the shaft. The dedication for 1914-18 is on the front face of the pedestal. The names and dedication from 1939-45 are on the left hand side of the pedestal. The names are in lead attached to the monument, and painted black, using Roman capitals.
Four low bollards and chain were provided in 2002.
The names are on the shaft. The dedication for 1914-18 is on the front face of the pedestal. The names and dedication from 1939-45 are on the left hand side of the pedestal. The names are in lead attached to the monument, and painted black, using Roman capitals.
Four low bollards and chain were provided in 2002.
Materials used
Granite
Inscription
a. In / glorious / memory / of / (Names) / all / of this parish. These fell / in the Great European War / 1914-1918.
Sons of this place / Let this of you be said, / That you who live / Are worthy of your dead./ These gave their lives / That you who live may reap / A richer harvest / Ere you fall asleep".
b. These fell / in the Great World War / 1939-1945.
We think of them in the morning / and remember them on the / going down of the sun.
Sons of this place / Let this of you be said, / That you who live / Are worthy of your dead./ These gave their lives / That you who live may reap / A richer harvest / Ere you fall asleep".
b. These fell / in the Great World War / 1939-1945.
We think of them in the morning / and remember them on the / going down of the sun.
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Site donated by Captain Collingwood of Cornhill
Site donated by Captain Collingwood of Cornhill
Present condition
Refurbished 2002 with money raised from fund raising events and grants, and rededicated 10th Nov.2002.
Ownership and maintenance
Ownership transferred to Parish Council, who maintain it.
Notes
1. This memorial is unusual in that names are not listed alphabetically, or in order of ranks. They are on the tapering shaft of the cross, and the shortest name is at the top and the longest at the bottom.
2. Inside the church is a wall hanging which features the war memorial in the top right hand corner.
3. The the name of Alexander Renton was added in September 2016. The word "All" was removed and the name inserted. The memorial was rededicated on Remembrance Sunday 2016
2. Inside the church is a wall hanging which features the war memorial in the top right hand corner.
3. The the name of Alexander Renton was added in September 2016. The word "All" was removed and the name inserted. The memorial was rededicated on Remembrance Sunday 2016
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown, P. Thirkell; photos taken in Spring 2003 after refurbishment: Marie Gillespie
Illustrated Chronicle 11/02/1920 page 6
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 14/02/1920 reports dedication.
Berwickshire News 10/02/1920 reports dedication.
Sources of quotations:
"Sons of this place . . ." Not ascertained.
"We think of them in the morning . . ." adaptation of For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
Illustrated Chronicle 11/02/1920 page 6
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 14/02/1920 reports dedication.
Berwickshire News 10/02/1920 reports dedication.
Sources of quotations:
"Sons of this place . . ." Not ascertained.
"We think of them in the morning . . ." adaptation of For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Berwick upon Tweed Town Council; P. Thirkell; Marie Gillespie (Clerk, Cornhill on Tweed Parish Council); Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; Eric Groundsl
Research In Progress
Coldstream and District Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial. Contact:
info@coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (C53.01)
CORNHILL ON TWEED, by roadside.
On shaft :
In
Glorious
Memory
of
T. Hume
W. Swan
J.R. Reid
J. Piercy
W. Nesbit
J. Lawrie
J. Wilson
J. Jeffrey
J. Affleck
J. Cassidy
H. Marshall
J. Johnston
J. Dalgleish
all
of this Parish
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This now reads:
In
Glorious
Memory
of
T. Hume
W. Swan
J.R. Reid
J. Piercy
W. Nesbit
J. Lawrie
J. Wilson
J. Jeffrey
J. Affleck
J. Cassidy
H. Marshall
J. Johnston
J. Dalgleish
A. Renton
of this Parish
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On front face of base :
These fell
in the Great European War
1914-1918
"Sons of this place
Let this of you be said,
That you who live
Are worthy of your dead.
These gave their lives
That you who live may reap
A richer harvest
Ere you fall asleep".
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On left face of base :
J.L.C. Briggs
W.E. Johnston
F.S. Renton
J.W. Elliot, A.T.S.
These fell
in the Great World War
1939-1945
We think of them in the morning
And remember them on the
going down of the sun.
NamesC53.01
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