Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Parish Churchyard
Reference
M48.03
Place
MUGGLESWICK
Map ref
NY 044499
Original Location
Muggleswick Parish Church. In churchyard
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Dedicated 20th July 1920 by Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Wheeled cross of Celtic design on tapered pedestal standing on a shallow step. Set within a small stone kerb. The dedication is carried on the pedestal, the lettering incised and leaded. The names are carried in a single column on each of two sides, the second side also containing the name and dates from 1939-45.
Materials used
Silver grey granite
Inscription
In grateful memory of soldiers from this parish who gave their lives for / God, King and Country in the World War 1914-1918 Erected by Parishioners and Friends.
‘The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us’.
‘The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us’.
Names
Who commissioned
Local Committee
Cost
£85.00
How money was raised
Public subscription (30 subscribers) £171 12 3d inc. Lanchester RDC (£8 15 0d); Parish Council £20.
Notes
1. A surplus of money raised, amounting to £1 5s 3d, was donated to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
2. Special medals were struck, at a cost of £35 12s, for presentation to those who served.
3. Peace celebrations were held after the war, including tea for 170 adults and 100 children, and included sports.
4. In the Northern Echo the memorial is described as a “Cornish cross of silver grey granite”
2. Special medals were struck, at a cost of £35 12s, for presentation to those who served.
3. Peace celebrations were held after the war, including tea for 170 adults and 100 children, and included sports.
4. In the Northern Echo the memorial is described as a “Cornish cross of silver grey granite”
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Northern Echo 21/07/1919 carries a sentence on the unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 25/07/1919 briefly reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 26/07/1919 reports unveiling.
The Response, Journal of Northern Branch of Western Front Association, contains an article by David Thompson.
Source of quotation:
“The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us” Not ascertained.
Northern Echo 21/07/1919 carries a sentence on the unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 25/07/1919 briefly reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 26/07/1919 reports unveiling.
The Response, Journal of Northern Branch of Western Front Association, contains an article by David Thompson.
Source of quotation:
“The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us” Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
David Thompson, John and Mavis Dixon; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
All the WW1 names on this memorial have been researched. See Every Name a Story entries.
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Parish Churchyard (M48.03)
MUGGLESWICK Parish Churchyard
In grateful memory
of soldiers from
this parish who gave
their lives for
God, King and Country
in the World War
1914-1918
Erected by Parishioners and Friends.
‘The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us’.
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First side
Joseph Boyle.
Joseph Craggs
T.W. Brown, BSc.
T.Gladstone Hall
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Second side
Thomas Smith
Roger Lowdon, M.M.
Robinson R. Milner
1939-1945
Herbert Fife
NamesM48.03
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