Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Cemetery
Reference
J2.06
Place
JARROW
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Jarrow Cemetery, on an island in the main path.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Cross of Sacrifice, of the Blomfield type. The dedication is carried across three of the six faces, incised using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
?Portland stone
Inscription
and intention / with those / which have
been set up in / France and / Belgium and
other places / throughout / the world
where / our dead of / the
Great War / are laid / to rest.
Their / name / liveth / for / evermore.
Names
None
Present condition
The bottom ten inches of the sword are missing.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Sir Reginald Blomfield
Ownership and maintenance
South Tyneside Council
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine
War Graves of the British Empire Durham, Newcastle and Northumberland
Imperial War Museum photograph in Mr. Saggers' Collection
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” : Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
War Graves of the British Empire Durham, Newcastle and Northumberland
Imperial War Museum photograph in Mr. Saggers' Collection
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” : Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Imperial War Museum; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Vin Mullen; Miss M. Legg (Jarrow & Hebburn LHS)
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