Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Edmund's Churchyard
Reference
S119.03
Place
SEDGEFIELD
Map ref
NZ 356288
Original Location
Outside St. Edmund’s Church, Cross Hill TS21 3AT
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 4th March 1921 by Lt.Col.Vaux, C.M.G., D.S.O.; dedicated by Lord Bishop Henson of Durham.
Memorial Description
Cross with tall tapering shaft on pedestal 9 feet high resting on three wide steps, total height 26 feet. The plaque 3 feet 3 inches high x 3 feet wide bearing the dedication is on the front of the main pedestal. Above this is a shield bearing a cross quartered with lions, the arms of the bishopric of Durham. The dedication is carried on a sunken grey marble slab on the front of the main plinth, the lettering is in gilded elaborate capitals throughout. The quotation is on a similar sunken panel elaborate gilded Roman capitals. It can only be seen from inside the churchyard. The whole stands in a fenced area which is partly embedded in the churchyard wall.
Materials used
Weldon stone. Slate plaques.
Inscription
a. In grateful memory of the / men of Sedgefield Bradbury and / Mordon who gave their lives / in the Great War of 1914 - 1919
b. In grateful memory of / those who gave their lives / in the World War of 1939 - 1945
On back :
Pass not this stone in sorrow / but in pride / and may you live as nobly / as they died.
Lord grant them eternal life.
b. In grateful memory of / those who gave their lives / in the World War of 1939 - 1945
On back :
Pass not this stone in sorrow / but in pride / and may you live as nobly / as they died.
Lord grant them eternal life.
Names
Cost
Over £300
How money was raised
Public subscription
Present condition
Restored 2003-4
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. W.H. Wood, architect, Newcastle.
Notes
1. “Memorial cross. There I read the prayers of dedication and Col. Vaux gave a short address. Unfortunately the rain was falling briskly all the time and the effect on my episcopal robes was not impressive. I was surprised at the steadiness with which a considerable concourse of people endured the weather”. (Bishop Henson, dated 04/03/1921 Source unknown”).
2. The plaque containing the names has obviously been redone after 1939-45 to add the names from that war, since the plaque is complete, and not added to.
3. The cross was restored with the help of grants of £475 and £1375 from Friends of War Memorials (now War Memorials Trust) and also English Heritage because of its Listed status.
4. The cross features on a quilt made in 1997 which is hung in the Ceddesfeld Hall.
5. Capt de Burgh, Land Agent for Diocese of Durham, organised the dedication ceremony.
6. The memorial also includes Sedgefield, Bradbury and Morden.
2. The plaque containing the names has obviously been redone after 1939-45 to add the names from that war, since the plaque is complete, and not added to.
3. The cross was restored with the help of grants of £475 and £1375 from Friends of War Memorials (now War Memorials Trust) and also English Heritage because of its Listed status.
4. The cross features on a quilt made in 1997 which is hung in the Ceddesfeld Hall.
5. Capt de Burgh, Land Agent for Diocese of Durham, organised the dedication ceremony.
6. The memorial also includes Sedgefield, Bradbury and Morden.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; J. Brown
Illustrated Chronicle 02/03/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/03/1921 show memorial after unveiling.
Northern Echo 05/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser (no date)
Auckland and County Chronicle 10/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Stockton & Teesside Herald 12/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Council Ref: 505/7/10/14
Sedgefield and Bishop Middleham (Frank Bellwood & Sedgefield Local History Society) ISBN 07524 1000 8 features the unveiling.
Memories of Sedgefield County Durham Books carries photo of the unveiling shown here.
Friends of War Memorials Newsletter No.16 Winter 2002 reports a grant of £1,375 towards repairs and conservation.
Source of quotation :
“Pass not this stone . . .” Not ascertained.
Illustrated Chronicle 02/03/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/03/1921 show memorial after unveiling.
Northern Echo 05/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser (no date)
Auckland and County Chronicle 10/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Stockton & Teesside Herald 12/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Council Ref: 505/7/10/14
Sedgefield and Bishop Middleham (Frank Bellwood & Sedgefield Local History Society) ISBN 07524 1000 8 features the unveiling.
Memories of Sedgefield County Durham Books carries photo of the unveiling shown here.
Friends of War Memorials Newsletter No.16 Winter 2002 reports a grant of £1,375 towards repairs and conservation.
Source of quotation :
“Pass not this stone . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Helen Clifford-Brown (Sedgefield LHS); Durham County Council; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Sedgefield Local History Sociiety.
Contact:
abhodgsons99@btinternet.com
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Edmund's Churchyard (S119.03)
SEDGEFIELD Outside St. Edmund’s Church
In grateful memory of the
men of Sedgefield Bradbury and
Mordon who gave their lives
in the Great War of 1914 - 1919
Robert William Acomb Albert Edward Johnson
William Affleck Anderson Herbert Littleworth
Robert Chandler Arrowsmith Cecil Aubrey Lowes
Edwin Banks John Marshall
Albert Bateman Arthur Mitchell
William Bradford Joseph Herbert Morrow
William Brumpton Richard Rainbird
William Henry Bungay Richard Robinson
Ralph John Case George Roper
Alfred Coates Robert Ruddick
John Stamper Davison William Smith
Thomas Dryden Ferguson John George Snaith
John Gallacher Thomas Herdman Snowdon
Lawrence Gallacher Richard Milton Southwood
Robert Anderson Gallacher William Henry Todd
James Weir Gibbin John Henry Vickers
John Usher Gladstone Herbert Waite Ward
Peter Harkness John Welford
Reginald Wheeler Hines George Henry Willans
William Joseph Hood Walter Winn
Frederick Hunton
In grateful memory of
those who gave their lives
in the World War of 1939 - 1945
John Aspey Arthur Lishman
George E. Davison David T. Lockhead
J. Raymond Davison Joseph V. Moore
William J. Farley James A. Race
Kenneth Fawcett John B. Sayers
Richard Harland Thomas I. Tinkler
Thomas H. Harris Stanley Walker
John Kay Thomas S. Wilkinson
Raymond Kitching F. Christopher Willans
Archibald Tinkler
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On back
Pass not this stone in sorrow
but in pride
and may you live as nobly
as they died
Lord grant them eternal life
NamesS119.03
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