Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Front Street
Reference
E46.01
Place
EAST BOLDON
Map ref
NZ 367612
Original Location
Front Street, south side, near the junction with Station Road and Sunderland Road.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 29th April 1922 by Lieut.Col. R.S. Roundell, M.P., dedicated by Rev. F. Aubrey E. Leake, rector of Boldon.
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type, 19 feet (5.79m) high on tapered pedestal and three steps, resting on a platform 9 feet (2.74m) x 8 feet (2.43m). The front of the cross has St. George and the Dragon carved in half relief below flowers and leaves entwined with cord. The dedication is carved into the front of the pedestal.
Two marble plaques (91 mm high x 78 mm wide) with gold lettering have been attached to the sides. These carry the names listed in two columns using sans serif capitals.
There is a third marble plaque (91 mm high x 78 mm wide) leaning at the foot of the cross with black lettering for 1939-45.
The whole is set in a small garden with flowers and seats and surrounded on three sides by bushes and trees.
Two marble plaques (91 mm high x 78 mm wide) with gold lettering have been attached to the sides. These carry the names listed in two columns using sans serif capitals.
There is a third marble plaque (91 mm high x 78 mm wide) leaning at the foot of the cross with black lettering for 1939-45.
The whole is set in a small garden with flowers and seats and surrounded on three sides by bushes and trees.
Materials used
Stone with polished marble plaques.
Inscription
a. The people of Boldon / record in ever / grateful remembrance / the names / of their brothers / who gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-18.
They were a wall unto us both / by night and by day. I Samuel xxv.16.
b. Let us also remember / those who gave their lives in the Great War / 1939-1945
They were a wall unto us both / by night and by day. I Samuel xxv.16.
b. Let us also remember / those who gave their lives in the Great War / 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee (Treasurer, Mr. J.C. Edington)
How money was raised
Public subscription. “Mr. Clarkson offered to do the asphalt work free of charge”.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. N.S. Brown of Heworth.
Designer - Mr. W.H. Wood of Newcastle
Designer - Mr. W.H. Wood of Newcastle
Ownership and maintenance
South Tyneside Council
Notes
1. Lieut.Col. Roundell had been in charge of the camp at Boldon during the war for four years, and no fewer than 38,000 men and 7,500 officers passed through his hands. The camp housed 27,000 troops.
2. The figure of St.George was carved at York.
3. The cross was erected “in a shrubbery given by the late Mr. J.G. Addison adjoining the Sunderland Road”.
2. The figure of St.George was carved at York.
3. The cross was erected “in a shrubbery given by the late Mr. J.G. Addison adjoining the Sunderland Road”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders, Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall: old photo: Tony Harding; George Nairn; John Grainger
Illustrated Chronicle 01/05/1922 carries photos of unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 06/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 01/05/1922 carries brief report of unveiling.
Shields Gazette 23/12/1921 reports progress; 29/04/1922 reports unveiling
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 01/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
They were a wall to us both by night and by day. I Samuel xxv.16.
Illustrated Chronicle 01/05/1922 carries photos of unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 06/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 01/05/1922 carries brief report of unveiling.
Shields Gazette 23/12/1921 reports progress; 29/04/1922 reports unveiling
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 01/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
They were a wall to us both by night and by day. I Samuel xxv.16.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Tony Harding; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall; Mike Mulhern
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Front Street (E46.01)
EAST BOLDON Main Street
On front of main pedestal
The people of Boldon
record in ever
grateful remembrance
the names
of their brothers
who gave their lives
in the Great War
1914-1918.
They were a wall unto us
both by night and by day.
I Samuel xxv.16.
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Left hand plaque
Aldridge, J.W. Duncan, G.
Arthur, J. Duncan, R.
Atkinson, J. Gaine, G.G.
Birkett, F.E. Gallantree, H.
Bottoms, J.H. Gibson, G.F.
Brown, T. Grey, R.
Camsey, J. Grieves, J.
Case, E.D. Hall, H.R.
Case, H. Hardy, B.
Clark, C. Hardy, W.
Clark, E. Harker, R.
Clark, J.R. Hedworth, A.W.
Clark, L. Henderson, W.S.
Clark, P. Hines, A.
Coffle, H. Hines, C.
Davidson, A. Hunter, J.
Davidson, A. Kent, J.
Davidson, W. Kirk, W.
Dawson, J. Kirkley, W.
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Right hand plaque
Klotz, W. Sanderson, R.
Lockey, E. Smith, A.
Lowe, J. Stanley, J.F.
McAllister, S. Taylor, D.J.
McDermid, H.M. Taylor, I.
McGillivray, F.W. Taylor, J.W.
McKenzie, F.H. Turnbull, J.
Meek, J. Turner, J.
Mitchell, R. Turner, V.
Moore, H. Walker, W.F.
Morris, J. Wallace, G.F.
Nesbit, T.H. Ward, J.
Nicholson, C. Whinney, G.W.
O’Neill, J. Wilson, F.
Parsons, B. Wilson, J.
Pepper, J. Wilson, M.D.
Pippet, T.N. Wynyard, R.
Roberts, A. Young, T.W.
Rupp, A.
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Bottom plaque at front:
Let us also remember
those who gave their lives in the Great War
1939-1945
R. Applegarth J.N. Beazley D.H. Beck W. Boulton
W. Carr E. Colwell W. Culshaw N.O. Charlton
R.W. Dixon J.G. Durham W. Elston D.D. Halcrow
J. Hall W.R Hare E. Hodge C.A. Holme M. Holme
A.R.G Howard W. Jackson F. Jernberg S. Kidd
C. Luke J. McQueen J. Munday J.T. Nelson J. L. Owen
S. Porter G.L. Russell J. Routledge E.A. Scott
M. Scott R.A. Stirling L. Shilling H. Talbott
J. Turner N. Walton M. Watson C. Williams
A. Robinson
NamesE46.01
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