Memorial Details
Memorial
Lych-gate 1914-18 St. Peter's Churchyard
Reference
N12.01
Place
NEWBROUGH
Map ref
NY 868679
Original Location
St. Peter's Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled September 1922 by Col. E.P.A. Riddell, DSO, CMG; dedicated by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese.
Memorial Description
Lychgate.
On the front tie beam of the roof the words "Their name liveth for evermore" are incised in Gothic letters, while in a similar position on the back are the words "They are in peace".
Inside are two stone plaques, one on each side. On each the names are listed in two columns, the lettering incised using Roman capitals. The dedication is carried on the top edge of the stones on either side.
On the front tie beam of the roof the words "Their name liveth for evermore" are incised in Gothic letters, while in a similar position on the back are the words "They are in peace".
Inside are two stone plaques, one on each side. On each the names are listed in two columns, the lettering incised using Roman capitals. The dedication is carried on the top edge of the stones on either side.
Materials used
Prudham stone panels; oak grown at Morpeth
Inscription
On tie beams at front
Their name liveth for evermore.
on the beams at rear
They are in peace. /
To the glory of God and in memory of / the men of this / parish who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
Their name liveth for evermore.
on the beams at rear
They are in peace. /
To the glory of God and in memory of / the men of this / parish who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
Names
Present condition
Good
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Messrs. Hicks and Charlwood, Newcastle; built by Mr. T. Charlton, Newbrough.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Hexham Courant 18/10/1919 reports fund raising.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/07/1920 reports fund raising and opening ceremony.
Hexham Weekly News 22/09/1922 reports dedication.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Hexham Courant 18/10/1919 reports fund raising.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/07/1920 reports fund raising and opening ceremony.
Hexham Weekly News 22/09/1922 reports dedication.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; J. Brown; Michael Newrick; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Lych-gate 1914-18 St. Peter's Churchyard (N12.01)
First side
Sergt. Matthew H. Lowes 28 N.F. Pte. Arthur Charlton 22 N.F.
Signr. R. William Nattrass 36 D.L.I. Pte. Matthew Coulson 25 N.F.
Sergt. John E. Smith 25 N.F. Pte. Thomas Harrison 24 L.F.
L.Sergt. Norman Charlton 24 N.F. Pte. William Heslop 23 N.F.
Corp. William T. Butland 21 R.E. Pte. Frank Hodgson 25 N.F.
Corp. James Hardy 22 T.S. Pte. John J. McCready 33 N.F.
L.Corp. Thomas Sowerby 23 N.F. Pte. Thomas Wilson 38 N.F.
Trooper John Cleminson 25 N.H.I.Y. Pte. Walter Charlton 21 K.O.Y.L.I.
Sergt. Harold B.Hetherington 32 R.E. Pte. Foster Johnson 19 K.O.Y.L.I.
L.Corp. Norman Davidson 20 N.F. Pte. Alfred Cawkwell M.M. 21. M.G.C.
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Second side
Pte. Joseph W. Cowen 21 N.F. Pte. H. Anthony Allen 42 N.Z.
Pte. Nicholas W. Nicholson 19 M.G.C. Pte. J. Henry Bell 41 Foresters
Pte. Gladstone Elliot 19 Northants Pte. Joseph Shield C.E.F.
Pte. Nicholas Glendinning 19 A.S.C. John Stevenson 23 N.F.
Pte. William E.Hoggard 32 Gren.Guards Pte. Fred Tiffin 21 N.F.
Pte. John W. Mews 27 T.S. L.Corp. William McWilliams M.M. 29 D.L.I.
Pte. Thomas R. Peart 22 R. Warwicks Spr. Robert Elliott 34 R.E.
Pte. Robert Smith 28 D.L.I. George Spraggon G. Guards
Pte. Frank Thorburn 21 W.Riding. Louis Charlton 29 R.N.
Pte. Matthew J. Johnson 37 R.W.F.
NamesN12.01
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