Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. John's Churchyard Neville's Cross
Reference
D47.029
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
NZ 262419
Original Location
St. John’s Churchyard, Crossgate Peth, Neville’s Cross.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 2nd October 1921 by Mrs. A.J. Dawson, dedicated by Rev. C.J. Thurlow, Rector of St. Stephen’s, South Shields.
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type, rough hewn, 6 feet high with tapering shaft 2 feet 2 inches x 2 feet 10 inches on tapering plinth 1 foot high x 4 feet square. The whole stands on a platform with chamfered top edge. The dedication and names for 1914-18 are on a raised polished tapering plaque 1 foot 10 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide on the front. Those for 1939-45 are in a double column on a similar plaque on the back. Lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals.
The whole stands within a kerb with gravel.
The whole stands within a kerb with gravel.
Materials used
Grey granite
Inscription
a. To the / glory / of / God / and in / honour / of / brave men / who fell / in the / Great War / 1914-1919
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
£110
How money was raised
Public subscription
Notes
1. One of the few memorials unveiled by a woman. Mrs. A.J. Dawson was the wife of the County Director of Education.
2. Rev. Thurlow was a former curate of the parish.
3. One of the original suggestions was the “restoration of Neville’s Cross, erected in commemoration of the battle in which King Bruce of Scotland was captured by the English in 1346, and the provision of a playing ground for children”. A War Memorials Committee was set up to take the matter forward.
2. Rev. Thurlow was a former curate of the parish.
3. One of the original suggestions was the “restoration of Neville’s Cross, erected in commemoration of the battle in which King Bruce of Scotland was captured by the English in 1346, and the provision of a playing ground for children”. A War Memorials Committee was set up to take the matter forward.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Durham County Advertiser 10/12/1920; 3/12/1920 7/10/1921
Northern Echo 12/5/1919 reports original proposals in Note 3 above; 2/12/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Northern Mail 3/12/1920 reports briefly on the proposal to erect a cross.
Northern Weekly Chronicle 8/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 12/5/1919 reports proposed memorial; 3/10/1921 briefly reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 10/12/1920; 3/12/1920 7/10/1921
Northern Echo 12/5/1919 reports original proposals in Note 3 above; 2/12/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Northern Mail 3/12/1920 reports briefly on the proposal to erect a cross.
Northern Weekly Chronicle 8/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 12/5/1919 reports proposed memorial; 3/10/1921 briefly reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Douglas McMurtie is researching the names on this memorial.
Contact: douglas.mcmurtie@btinternet.com
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. John's Churchyard Neville's Cross (D47.029)
DURHAM St. John’s Churchyard, Neville’s Cross
On shaft of cross
To the
glory
of
God
and in
honour
of
brave men
who fell
in the
Great War
1914-1919
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Front panel
Charles Y. Adamson
George W. Appleton
Joseph Bowman M.M.
Charles H. Broome
Richard W. Brown Edward Carter
James R. Coatham William Culbert
James C. Elliott Robert H. Elliott
Wilfred Elliott Joseph D. Mobbs
Joseph Morgan Fredk. P. Phillips
John Rowland John W. Scarth
John H. Shepherd Robert Todd
E. Harold Stephenson
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Rear panel
1939 - 1945
J. Breeze R.E. J. Brown R.A.
T. Cook R.N. L. Dinsdale R.E.
D. Dunn R.N. R. Eddy D.L.I.
C.R. Hall R.A.F. R. Johnson K.O.R.R.
C.D. Lamb Punjab Regt R. Luke ---
R. Longstaff R.N. A. Metcalfe A.& S.H.
C.S. Metcalfe R.A.F. D.J.G. Nicholls R.A.
D.R. Rawlings R.A.F. W. Robinson ---
N.E. Redhead R.A.F. J.G. Shepherd R.A.F.
R. Straughan R.A.F. T.E.G. Thew R.N.
F.H. Wilson R.A.F.
NamesD47.29
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