Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 Roadside
Reference
M45.01
Place
MONKTON
Map ref
3163
Original Location
Roadside, Monkton Park.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th February 1921 by Mrs. Edmund Richardson, dedicated by Bishop Ormsby.
Memorial Description
Cross with tapering shaft on top of stepped pedestal, set within railings. The lettering is incised on all four faces., The names of those who died are on the front face, those who served in two columns on two sides and back.
On the floor on each side is a tile bearing the transcript of the badly eroded face above. Each tile is of polished granite set on a sandstone base. Lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals throughout.
At the unveiling, there was an iron railing surround.
On the floor on each side is a tile bearing the transcript of the badly eroded face above. Each tile is of polished granite set on a sandstone base. Lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals throughout.
At the unveiling, there was an iron railing surround.
Materials used
Heworth freestone
Inscription
On front :
To the glory of God and in memory / of the men from Monkton District / who gave their lives for their country / in the Great War. / ”May they rest in peace”.
On side: :
“Grant, Lord, that we / Full worthy be / Of these - our loved - our sacrificed”
On base: :
In thankfulness to God / for the safe return / of those from Monkton District / who served in the Great War.
On back: :
“Grant that they may live to see / Fruits of their victory / All nations drawn to Thee”
To the glory of God and in memory / of the men from Monkton District / who gave their lives for their country / in the Great War. / ”May they rest in peace”.
On side: :
“Grant, Lord, that we / Full worthy be / Of these - our loved - our sacrificed”
On base: :
In thankfulness to God / for the safe return / of those from Monkton District / who served in the Great War.
On back: :
“Grant that they may live to see / Fruits of their victory / All nations drawn to Thee”
Names
Cost
£120
How money was raised
Public subscription
Present condition
Restored and rededicated Saturday October 22nd 2005
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mrs. Margaret Alexander, sculptor, Heworth
Ownership and maintenance
South Tyneside Council
Notes
1. “What a red-letter day was February 5th in the history of Monkton Church and Village! Surely the day will never be forgotten by those of us who attended the service. The prayers were said very clearly by the Rural Dean. The singing of hymns and Te Deum was splendid.
Mrs. Richardson gracefully unveiled the cross, and Mr. Richardson made a capital speech in which he complimented all of us who had worked at the scheme, and gave the crowd several details about its dimensions and cost.
On behalf of the subscribers, Mr. Hopper handed over the Memorial to the Parish Council, and the chairman of that body, Mr. Atkinson, received it. Bishop Ormsby’s words after the dedication were very telling indeed. We will long remember his advice about looking backward and upward and forward.
About twenty wreaths and crosses were placed round the cross.The tea which followed in the dining room of Monkton Hall was a great success. We were fortunate in having the Mayor and Mayoress of Jarrow with us.
The Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to the Bishop and Mrs. Richardson, and it did one good to hear the Bishop’s jovial reply.To thank by name those who have helped forward the success of this effort would be impossible; there is the long list of subscribers, several collectors, those who lent cab and motor and room for tea, those who looked after the refreshments, the choir, and last but not least, the sculptor for his fine piece of work.
May they each and all find satisfaction as they remember the day of dedication and look at the noble monument and include themselves in the prayer carved on the stone “Grant, Lord, that we / Full worthy be / Of these -our loved-our sacrificed. (Jarrow Magazine March 1921).
2. At the unveiling, over £90 had been raised towards the £120 cost of the cross.
3. The restoration of the names was due to the Royal British Legion secretary Jim Williamson
4. The restoration was assisted by a grant from the War Memorials Trust. The total cost was £13,000.
Mrs. Richardson gracefully unveiled the cross, and Mr. Richardson made a capital speech in which he complimented all of us who had worked at the scheme, and gave the crowd several details about its dimensions and cost.
On behalf of the subscribers, Mr. Hopper handed over the Memorial to the Parish Council, and the chairman of that body, Mr. Atkinson, received it. Bishop Ormsby’s words after the dedication were very telling indeed. We will long remember his advice about looking backward and upward and forward.
About twenty wreaths and crosses were placed round the cross.The tea which followed in the dining room of Monkton Hall was a great success. We were fortunate in having the Mayor and Mayoress of Jarrow with us.
The Mayor proposed a vote of thanks to the Bishop and Mrs. Richardson, and it did one good to hear the Bishop’s jovial reply.To thank by name those who have helped forward the success of this effort would be impossible; there is the long list of subscribers, several collectors, those who lent cab and motor and room for tea, those who looked after the refreshments, the choir, and last but not least, the sculptor for his fine piece of work.
May they each and all find satisfaction as they remember the day of dedication and look at the noble monument and include themselves in the prayer carved on the stone “Grant, Lord, that we / Full worthy be / Of these -our loved-our sacrificed. (Jarrow Magazine March 1921).
2. At the unveiling, over £90 had been raised towards the £120 cost of the cross.
3. The restoration of the names was due to the Royal British Legion secretary Jim Williamson
4. The restoration was assisted by a grant from the War Memorials Trust. The total cost was £13,000.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders, Simon Raine; Jim Williamson; Dorothy Hall
Jarrow Magazine March 1921 reports unveiling, quoted in Note 1 above.
Northern Echo 07/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 25/01/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/02/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/11/1920 reports proposals.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/11/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Re-dedication programme.
Newcastle Journal 29/10/2005 reports unveiling of restored memorial.
Sources of quotations
"May they rest in peace” from Mass for the Dead ;
“Grant, Lord that we full worthy be . . .” “Grant they may live to see . . . (Both from the same poem, source not ascertained)
Jarrow Magazine March 1921 reports unveiling, quoted in Note 1 above.
Northern Echo 07/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 25/01/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/02/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/11/1920 reports proposals.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/11/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Re-dedication programme.
Newcastle Journal 29/10/2005 reports unveiling of restored memorial.
Sources of quotations
"May they rest in peace” from Mass for the Dead ;
“Grant, Lord that we full worthy be . . .” “Grant they may live to see . . . (Both from the same poem, source not ascertained)
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Jim Williamson; Vin Mullen; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Cross 1914-18 Roadside (M45.01)
MONKTON Roadside, Monkton Park.
Original Memorial-Many of these names are illegible.
On front
“Grant, Lord, that we
full worthy be of these
our loved - our sacrificed”
Edward John Biller
Stephen Blair
John ? Boiston
Edward Norman Bolam
Richard Dixon
Cecil Atkinson Dodds
George William Duffy
John Felton
Wilfred Norman Graham
Adam Greig
Owen Hanson
William Stephen Hepburn
John McConway
John McIntosh
John George Pattison
Joseph Revely
Frank Edward Scot
Thomas Henry Smith
Robinson Wallace
John Henry Wills
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On pedestal
To the glory of God and in memory
of those from Monkton District
who gave their lives for their country
in the Great War
“May they rest in peace”
--------------------------
On back
“Grant that they may live to see
Fruits of their victory
All nations drawn to Thee”
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? Lattimer
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Right side
J. Adams J.S. Coulson
P.R. Adams A.E. Croft
J.J. Aitchison N.T. Cullen
W.T. Aitchison A. Davies
S. Alexander T. Davies
J. Armstrong W. Dodds
R. Armstrong J. Doran
F. Attaway J.E. Douglass
F.W. Baird H. ?Douthwaite
M. Barkess ?
W. Barkess ? Egan
F. Barrable ? Egan
M. Blair J. Elliott
R. Boiston ? Elliott
J.L. Bolam ? Evans
C. Bray ?
P. Brown A. Gardiner
J.R. Burgess D. Gardiner
F.B. Callis J. Gardiner
J.W. Carlill A. Graham
?G.W. ?Chrisp ? P. Graham
H. Chrisp ? ? Graham
?W. Clark ? Handyside
?R. Copperthwaite ? Hope
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On pedestal
In thankfulness to God
for the safe return
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Left side
J.C. Hedderly W. Ramsay
G.R. Henderson J. Reid
A. Hopper T. Revely
F.B. Huntley E. Rhodes
R.B. Huntley T. Robson
F. Jenvey A. Ross
P.W. Jenvey E.C. Rust
N. Kerr H.D. Rust
A. Kinross A.C. Scott
A.H.E. Lumsdon T.H. Scott
H. McConway C. Smith
J. McNamara E. Smith
J.E. Metcalfe C.A. Smith
T. Moffitt S. Smith
A. Morrison W.H. Smith
F. Newby J.A. Stonehouse
W.E. Neve D. Stubbs
J.H. Parker H.H. Wallace
W. Phillips J.W. Watson
W.S. Pigg G.W. Wilson
W. Plumpton R. Wilson
J. Pugh G. Yates
J. Ramsay R. Yates
On pedestal
of those from Monkton District
who served in the Great War.
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Front new tile.
Grant Lord that we full worthy be of these
our loved our sacrificed
Edward John Biller
Stephen Blair
John Boiston
Edward Norman Bolam
Robert Dixon
Cecil Dodds
George William Duffy
John Felton
Wilfred Norman Graham
Adam Greig
Owen Hanson
William Steven Hepburn
John McConway
John McIntosh
John George Pattison
Joseph Revely
Frank Edward Scott
Thomas Henry Smith
Robinson Wallace
John George Wills
To the glory of God and in memory
of those from Monkton District
who gave their lives for their country
in the Great War
“May they rest in peace”.
--------------------------
Back new tile.
“Grant that they may live to see
Fruits of their victory
All nations drawn to Thee”
Let us not forget
absent friends and fallen comrades
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Right new tile.
J. Adams T.S. Coulson
P.R. Adams A.E. Croft
J.J. Aitchison N.T. Cullen
W.T. Aitchison A. Davies
S. Alexander T. Davies
J. Armstrong W. Dodds
R. Armstrong J. Doran
F. Attaway J.L. Douglass
F.W. Baird H. Douthwaite
M. Barkess ????
W. Barkess ? Egan
F. Barrable J. Egan
M. Blair J. Elliott
R. Boiston ? Elliott
J.L. Bolam ? Evans
G. Bray J.F. ????
P. Brown A. Gardiner
J.R. Burgess D. Gardiner
F.B. Callis J. Gardiner
J.W. Carlill A. Graham
G.W. Chrisp P.Graham
H. Chrisp ? ? Graham
E.W. Clark ? Handyside
R. Copperthwaite J. Hope
In thankfulness to God
for the safe return
--------------------------
Left new tile.
J.C. Hedderly W. Ramsay
G.R. Henderson J. Reid
A. Hopper T. Revely
F.B. Huntley E. Rhodes
R.B. Huntley T. Robson
F. Jenvey A. Ross
P.W. Jenvey E.C. Rust
N. Kerr H.D. Rust
A. Kinross A.C. Scott
A.H.E. Lumsdon T.H. Scott
H. McConway C. Smith
J. McNamara E. Smith
J.E. Metcalfe C.A. Smith
T. Moffitt S. Smith
A. Morrison W.H. Smith
F. Newby J.A. Stonehouse
W.E. Neve D. Stubbs
J.H. Parker H.H. Wallace
W. Phillips J.W. Watson
W.S. Pigg G.W. Wilson
W. Plumpton R. Wilson
J. Pugh G. Yates
J. Ramsay R. Yates
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