Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross burials in Cemetery 1914-18
Reference
S117.01
Place
SEAHAM
Map ref
NZ425492
Original Location
Princess Road Cemetery, at entrance.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
May 1st 1927 by Marquis of Londonderry. Dedicated by Rev. C.R. Appleton (vicar of Seaham Harbour).
Memorial Description
Cross of sacrifice of standard Blomfield design, 20 feet (6.08m) high, on octagonal base. It has a bronze Crusader’s sword on one side, but not the other. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Staincliff stone
Inscription
honoured memory
of those sailors
and soldiers who
gave their lives
for their country
in the Great War
1914-1918 and who
lie buried in
this cemetery.
Their name liveth for evermore.
Names
None
Who commissioned
Imperial War Graves Commission
Cost
£200
How money was raised
Land donated in cemetery by Seaham Harbour U.D.C.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Built by McMillan and Sons of Sunderland
Ownership and maintenance
Handed over to Seaham Harbour U.D.C. at the unveiling.
Notes
1. “Of 7,500 men in Dawdon, Seaham and Silksworth, over 3,000 enlisted voluntarily".
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine
Durham County Advertiser 01/05/1927 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 06/05/1927 reports dedication.
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
Durham County Advertiser 01/05/1927 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 06/05/1927 reports dedication.
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
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