Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Carlton Iron Works

Carlton Iron Works

In a garden in the village off Messines Lane.

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

a. Unveiled May 1922 by Col. Thomlinson of Seaton Carew, Managing Director of Carlton Iron Co. Ltd.
Dedicated by Bishop Welldon, Dean of Durham

Yorkshire stone

a. £250

a.
1914- 1918
Erected
to
the grateful memory
of
the men of this parish
who gave their lives
in
the Great War.
Make them to be numbered with thy saints
in glory everlasting.
And
to commemorate
the
return
of
113 men.

b.
and in memory of the Men
who fell in the Great War
1939-1945

Cross of elaborate style.

This is set on a hexagonal column on a square pedestal 56 inches high x 36inches square (137cms x 91cms) on three steps.

The dedication is carried on the front of the pedestal, with the prayer on the riser of the top step.

The names for 1914-18 are in a single column on the right and left hand sides.

The dedication for 1939-45 is on the top step.

The names are on the riser to the top step in two columns.

Lettering is incised using sans serif capitals throughout.

The memorial stands in a well-kept garden.

1. The first wreaths to be placed on the memorial were by Messrs. P. Egerton and R. Horner, two wounded ex-servicemen, on behalf of serving men.

Historic England Listing

Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine: Dorothy Hall

Darlington & Stockton Times
20/05/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
15/05/1922 briefly reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
20/05/1922 page 10

Northern Echo
15/05/1922 reports unveiling.

Stockton and Teesside Herald
20/05/1922

Source of quotation
“Make them to be numbered . . .” From Te Deum Laudamus (We praise thee, O God). Unknown origin (sometimes ascribed to St Ambrose).

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Gwynn Dunn;
Dorothy Hall;
James Pasby

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