Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Cuthbert
Reference
S27.03
Place
SHOTLEY BRIDGE
Map ref
952
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Church Bank, Benfieldside. On wall opposite the south door.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th January 1921 by Maj.Gen. Sir Percy Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., dedicated by Dr. Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Plaque of white marble 3 feet 10 inches high x 2 feet 8 inches wide with shallow domed top set into a black marble rectangular frame 6 inches wider all round. The dedication is at the top, the quotation at the bottom. Lettering is in gilded Roman capitals for the names and Gothic script for the dedication and quotation.
Materials used
Marble on black marble pattress.
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in Memory of / the Men of the Parish who laid down their lives / in the Great War 1914 - 1918
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man / lay down his life for his friends.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man / lay down his life for his friends.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. W. Ayton & Sons, Blackhill.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall; C. Sanders
Illustrated Chronicle 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 21/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 21/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 20/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/01/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 22/01/1921 reports unveiling
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Illustrated Chronicle 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 21/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 21/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Stanley News 20/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/01/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 22/01/1921 reports unveiling
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Notes
This Memorial File is sponsored by:-
1. Alan and Dorothy Hall in memory of Tom Hall 14/06/1917.
2.
1. Alan and Dorothy Hall in memory of Tom Hall 14/06/1917.
2.
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
The names on local Shotley Bridge War Memorials are being researched by Dave Wright. Contact: wrightphotographic@hotmail.co.uk
Plaque 1914-18 St. Cuthbert (S27.03)
BENFIELDSIDE St. Cuthbert’s Church
To the glory of God
and in Memory of
the Men of the Parish who laid down their lives
in the Great War 1914 - 1918
F. Allen F.H. Hull
H.J. Armstrong W. Jerrison
W. Armstrong C. Johnson
J.J. Archer T. Liddle
C.S. Barron W. Lishman
F. Bramley T. Marshman
H. Beck J.W. Mitchell
J. Carson S.C. Mitchell
J. Charlton J.S. Moore
G.E. Colling T.S. Moore
R.W. Coulson R.S. Nattrass
W. Dinning N. Oswell
G. Errington J. Reay
G. Fox J.T. Routledge
W. Gibb I.A. Routledge
J.W. Gibson M.W. Siddle
W.R. Gradon W. Snowdon
L.J.J. Hall O. Sullivan
T. Hall J.H. Swinburne
W.N. Harkness H. Tait
C. Harris R.C. Tait
G. Henderson C. Telford
T. Henderson M. Thompson
W.T. Hetherington H. Thomas
E.C. Hogarth W.S. Turnbull
T. Hogg W. Turner
C. Howarth T.B. Walton
P.J. Newton
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends.
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The names of those who served from Shotley Bridge are listed as follows.
H.J. Armstrong E. Dixon A. Logan, Senr. O. Telford
W. Armstrong E.C. Dixon A. Logan, Junr. W. Telford
J. Allan R.F. Elliot G. Lamb J. Telford
C. Angus V.H. Elliot T.W. Lister N. Telford
J. Anderson I. Featherstone J.W. Lister J. Teal
C.S. Barron J.K. Fisher E.H. Lister J.R. Telford
S.H. Barron A.J. Fox R. Lawson M. Thompson
N. Blyth C.J. Fox T. Manon P. Toole
J. Broadly P. Farrell E. McElrue J. Toole
J. Bell W. Fairless C. McElrue W. Toole
J.H. Bell I. Foster W. Mode T.W. Turnbull
J.W. Bell J.W. French R.A. Milburn W.C. Taylor
T.W. Bell J. Gibson W.S. Moore E. Taylor
F. Brown J. Grant J.S. Moore J. Thorpe
E.J. Barradell T.W. Glendinning T.S. Moore W. Urwin
J. Blair T. Henderson S.C. Mitchell W. Urwin
R. Bramley G. Henderson D. McQueim R. Walker
E. Best J.W. Howarth P. Newton T.N. Wigham
R.W. Coulson C. Howarth R. Nixon W. Weightmon
J. Carson C. Hogarth J.D. Nichol C. Wilson
C.E. Collins W. Hogarth N. Oswald
J. Coats J.H. Hamilton H. Oswell
T. Coats W. Houliston W.J. Oswell
S.T. Coxon J. Houliston G. Patterson
D. Coxon T. Hopper, Senr. J.L. Priestman
W.V.W. Cranstoy T. Hopper, Junr. H.S. Raisbeck
G.R. Clarkson J. Holyoak W.J. Robinson
G.E.Colling J.T. Jewitt H. Robertson
J. Connor S. Joyce G. Richardson
T. Chisholm T.W.M. Johnson W. Snowdon
T. Dixon H. Johnson O. Sullivan
H. Dixon C. Johnson F. Sloan
W. Dinning W.E. Judson G. Stubbs
T.W. Dodd A. Jones H.L. Seymour
J. Dewar C. Jones C. Telford
NamesS27.03
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