Cross 1914-18 All Saints’ Churchyard

In the village, but removed when the adjoining land was sold for the building of a private house c1960.

All Saints’ Churchyard, Church Road, on north side of the tower.

1914-18

Unveiled 10th April 1921 by Dr. G. Scott Jackson, C.B.E., D.S.O., who was Lieutenant in the 7th N.F. during the war.
Dedicated by Canon Mangin.

Sandstone from Denwick Quarry

Inhabitants of Rennington and District

Made by Messrs. T. Watson of Alnwick.

To the Glory of God
and in
grateful memory of
the men
from this parish
who fell
in the Great War
1914-1918
This monument is erected by the
inhabitants of Rennington and District

Cross, 10 feet High (3m) on a 2-tier base  32 inches x 30inches (825mm x 760cm).

The dedication is incised on the upper pedestal, the names are incised on the lower pedestal.

All lettering is incised using sans serif capitals throughout.

1. It was proposed to put the cross in the graveyard in the first place. Another suggestion was that it be placed “at the foot of Mr. Watson’s garden”, but this was rejected as “nonsense”.

2. On original site, the cross stood 3 feet (91cms) higher than the road.

3. The Diocese of Newcastle proposal was ‘To remove the Public First World War Memorial Cross (which is situated by the roadside in the village of Rennington on a very busy highway) from its present site and to place the same in the old part of the said churchyard …’ Estimated cost £5 ‘Public subscription guaranteed.’

Historic England Listing

Photos: Tony Harding; Phil Thirkell; Janet Brown; Denis Malthouse

Alnwick & County Gazette
12/02/1921 reports proposals for site of memorial;
16/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
12/04/1921 reports unveiling with photos.

Morpeth Herald
15/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
13/04/1921 reports fact of unveiling.

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty Book 2 No. 1993, 07/11/1956, allows for the memorial to be erected in the churchyard from its original site.

P. Thirkell;
Janet Brown;
Denis Malthouse,
Embleton Local History Society;
Tony Harding;
Patrick Easen;
Dorothy Hall

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