Memorial Details
Memorial
Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald's Churchyard
Reference
D47.050
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
NZ 276419
Original Location
St. Oswald’s Churchyard, Church Street. At north end near the main gate.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 19th March 1921 by Mrs. Roberts of Hollingside House, dedicated by Bishop of Durham, H.H. Henson.
Memorial Description
Calvary on tall octagonal slender column, total height 20 feet, on a pedestal. There is a platform of three steps, the lowest one being 9 feet 10 inches square and 10 inches high.
On three faces of the pedestal are two plaques, a smaller one above centrally placed above the lower one. The upper one bears the names in a single column, the lower one is divided into two panels each with the name in a single column.
Another 6 inches high x 1 foot wide bears the dedication.
Lettering is in raised sans serif capitals.
On three faces of the pedestal are two plaques, a smaller one above centrally placed above the lower one. The upper one bears the names in a single column, the lower one is divided into two panels each with the name in a single column.
Another 6 inches high x 1 foot wide bears the dedication.
Lettering is in raised sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Stone with bronze plaques
Inscription
INRI / To the glory of God / and in honour of / all the parishioners who served / and in grateful remembrance / of those who gave their lives / for the cause of righteousness / and peace in the Great War / 1914-1918.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Names
Cost
£300
How money was raised
Fund raising events, public subscription.
Present condition
The bronze plaques were stolen in early October 2009. They have been replaced.
Notes
1. The proposed design was reported in 1919 as a being a “15th century cross, with the figure of Our Lord upon it. At the base in slate panels are to be inserted the names of all from the parish who have fallen in the Great War”.
2. Mrs. Roberts, who unveiled the memorial, lost two sons, Gerard Chipchase Roberts and Frederick John Robert, during the Great War. See D47.075
2. Mrs. Roberts, who unveiled the memorial, lost two sons, Gerard Chipchase Roberts and Frederick John Robert, during the Great War. See D47.075
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; old photo: George Nairn
Durham County Advertiser 18/3/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/3/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 26/3/1921 p.10
Durham Chronicle 14/11/1919 reports a sale of work in the Church Institute which raised £230.
Diocese of Durham Faculty 1001, issued 19/3/1921
Durham County Advertiser 18/3/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/3/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 26/3/1921 p.10
Durham Chronicle 14/11/1919 reports a sale of work in the Church Institute which raised £230.
Diocese of Durham Faculty 1001, issued 19/3/1921
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; George Nairn; Robert Elliott; Tony Harding
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Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald's Churchyard (D47.050)
DURHAM St. Oswald’s Churchyard, at north end near the main gate.
INRI
To the glory of God
and in honour of
all the parishioners who served
and in grateful remembrance
of those who gave their lives
for the cause of righteousness
and peace in the Great War
1914-1918. R.I.P.
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First plaque
Bensley Stephen N.
Coyne Robert Ernest
Hayes Edward
Kerwin Andrew
Kerwin John
Apperley Newton Wynne Dawson Ed. Wm. Stewart
Berry Cyril Fox Jas. Henry
Baker Thomas Fenwick George
Baker Arthur Fenwick Arthur
Burton Ernest Fenwick Walter
Barker Bertie Fisher William
Bulmer John Forrest Wilson
Banks George Wilfred Fox Jas. Henry
Cosgrove Albert Ebdy Fredrick
Carter Edward Gleason George
Craggs William Hazlegreaves William
Cheshire Walter Hopper Thomas
Casey Owen Hawkins John
Dixon Sidney
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Second plaque
Harris George William Le Count Lionel
Hopper Ralf Marshall William
Holland Edward Miller Morant William Myles
Holland William Burrell Moug Sylvester
Hardy Sidney Morris Charles
Jarvis Thos. William Mason Joseph
Johnson Joseph Proctor John
Johnson Joseph John Proctor Elias
Jarvis Willie Oliver John
Kendrick Joseph Roberts Frederick John
Lambert Fred Roberts Gerard Chipchase
Lumsden Frederick Richardson Albert
Le Count George Arthur Rolling John
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Third plaque
Laing John A.
McCarr George Thomas
Newton William
Speight William Edward
Thew Thomas
Welsh Arthur Edwin
Russell John William Thompson Wilfred
Redshaw Thomas George Vest Charles
Stuart Kenneth Bruce Vasey Thomas Henry
Stephenson Robert Senr Vasey Robert
Stephenson Chas. William Vasey Charles
Stephenson Robert Junr Vasey John
Smurthwaite Joseph Gerard Walburn John Henry.
Smith James Wills Fred Elliott
Sutton Fred Wills Henry Harold
Sewell James Watson William Adamson
Saxby Charles Walton Arthur
Smith John Henry Walton Thomas
Trivett Samuel Walton Fred
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Two of the names have been changed:
Hopper Ralph instead of Hopper, Ralf
Trivet, Samuel instead of Trivett, Samuel.
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