Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 St. Bartholomew's Churchyard
Reference
L25.01
Place
LONGBENTON
Map ref
NZ 276690
Original Location
St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Station Road / Ashleigh Grove, Benton.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 6th May 1922 by Pte. T.D. Nicholson; dedicated by Dr. Wild, Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Cross on tall, slender white granite octagonal column, total height 20 feet (4.57m). The shaft, which has hollowed sides, tapers above two tapering pedestals, approx. 4 feet 10 inches (1.47m) diameter and 3 feet 8 inches (1.11m) diameter respectively, the whole resting on a circular base. The names are on the main pedestal, made by attaching sans serif lead lettering to the stonework. The words "Lest we forget" and "Erected by public subscription" are on the front face of the bottom pedestal. The cross at the top of the Column is a bronze foliated with the initials entwined IHS in the middle. (These represent the first 3 initials of the Greek spelling of Jesus).
Materials used
White granite and bronze.
Inscription
1914-1918 / To the / glorious memory / of / the / men from this / parish / who / gave their lives / in / the / service of their / Country / in the / Great War / and whose / names are recorded / on a / tablet in the church.
Lest we Forget
Erected by / Public / subscription
(List of names) who / died on active / service / and / whose names are / not / on the church tablet
(List of names) Who died from wounds / and are buried / in this plot.
Lest we Forget
Erected by / Public / subscription
(List of names) who / died on active / service / and / whose names are / not / on the church tablet
(List of names) Who died from wounds / and are buried / in this plot.
Names
Who commissioned
Longbenton Burial Board.
How money was raised
Public subscription. £50 was donated by Masters and Scolars of Balliol College, Oxford, patrons of the living.
Present condition
Some lettering damaged. This has been replaced (2014), as part of North Tyneside War Memorials maintenance programme. See notes 5, 6 and 7 below.
Ownership and maintenance
North Tyneside Council
Notes
1. Commemorative tablets of those who "died from wounds and are buried in this plot" are ranged in an arc in front of the column.
2. Private Nicholson, who unveiled the cross, lost both his legs during the war.
3. This cross includes ten names of men who were not included on the plaque inside the church.
4. An address was given by Rev. F.L. Wilkinson, who resigned his curacy to join up as a private and was later commissioned and stationed locally.
5. The day of the unveiling was windy and raining.
6. In 2014 a metal railing (for wreaths) has been added around the base of the Memorial as well as paving stones to the back of the memorial. These line up with the public path edge.
7. The cross at the very top has not been cleaned or the vegetation staining on the front of the memorial.
8. New lettering has replaced the missing letters NOTE: Pte Bays should be Stkr Bays. See his Every Name a Story entry.
9. The appearance and layout of this memorial has been altered not sympathetically to its original design. "Quote from public" 2015.
2. Private Nicholson, who unveiled the cross, lost both his legs during the war.
3. This cross includes ten names of men who were not included on the plaque inside the church.
4. An address was given by Rev. F.L. Wilkinson, who resigned his curacy to join up as a private and was later commissioned and stationed locally.
5. The day of the unveiling was windy and raining.
6. In 2014 a metal railing (for wreaths) has been added around the base of the Memorial as well as paving stones to the back of the memorial. These line up with the public path edge.
7. The cross at the very top has not been cleaned or the vegetation staining on the front of the memorial.
8. New lettering has replaced the missing letters NOTE: Pte Bays should be Stkr Bays. See his Every Name a Story entry.
9. The appearance and layout of this memorial has been altered not sympathetically to its original design. "Quote from public" 2015.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; James Pasby; Kevin Milburn
Morpeth Herald 1920 passim reports appeal for funds and lists of donors.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/04/1920 reports that Longbenton Burial Board is appealing for funds for a war memorial to be erected in the cemetery; 08/04/1920 reports Mrs. Longford offered to erect bronze memorial and this was accepted.
Tyne and Wear Archives Unveiling programme, with Roll of Honour Ref. 1803/1/5 plus photos and newspaper cuttings.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/05/1922 reports forthcoming unveiling.
Northern Echo 08/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 06/05/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 13/5/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/10/1920 reports fund raising so far; 05/05/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 08/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Lest We Forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling.
Morpeth Herald 1920 passim reports appeal for funds and lists of donors.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/04/1920 reports that Longbenton Burial Board is appealing for funds for a war memorial to be erected in the cemetery; 08/04/1920 reports Mrs. Longford offered to erect bronze memorial and this was accepted.
Tyne and Wear Archives Unveiling programme, with Roll of Honour Ref. 1803/1/5 plus photos and newspaper cuttings.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/05/1922 reports forthcoming unveiling.
Northern Echo 08/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 06/05/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 13/5/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/10/1920 reports fund raising so far; 05/05/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 08/05/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Lest We Forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
The late Gordon Long; Allan Oliver and Norman Grainger (Killingworth LHS file); J. Brown; Michael Newrick; James Pasby; Kevin Milburn; Dorothy Hall; Geordie Rodgers
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 St. Bartholomew's Churchyard (L25.01)
LONGBENTON, St. Bartholomew's Churchyard.
Faces 2, 3 & 4.
1914 1918
To the glorious memory of
the men from this parish
who gave their lives in
the service of their country
in the
Great War
and whose names are recorded on a
tablet in the church
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Face 1
Pte. J. Bays
Tpr. N.H. Carlyon
Pte. P.R. Carlyon
Pte. J. Connor
Pte. A. Coulter
Pte. J.E. Dalgarno
Pte. W. Tur(n)er
Sister J.A. Knox
who died from wounds
and are buried
in this plot
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(Face 5 blank)
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Face 6 Face 7 Face 8
Ab. R. Dawson Sgt. J. Hawthorne Pte. P. Probert
Pte. C. Drummond Pte. R. Hedley Pte. P. Richardson
Pte. J. Duffy Pte. H.B. Marshall Pte. S. Smith
Pte. J. Thompson
who died on active service
and whose names are not
on the Church tablet
NameL25.01
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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