Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
W129.01
Place
WOLVISTON
Map ref
NZ 454255
Original Location
Roadside. On a triangular site in the road in the centre of the village leading from the Green to the High Street, near its junction with Lax Terrace on the north side.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 19th February 1921 by Capt. Roland B. Webster, dedicated by Rev. M. Brack, Vicar of Wolviston.
Memorial Description
Cross of sacrifice, height 15 feet, octagonal shaft on octagonal four-tier plinth (two small upper and two increasingly larger ones) with concrete path round it at the base. The dedication and names are carried on the faces of the plinth, the names for 1914-18 are in a single column on each of three faces, those for 1939-45 in a single column on another panel. The lettering is in elongated Roman capitals throughout.
The triangular site is planted with two bushes and rose trees and the whole is surrounded by a 3 feet high white painted fence with a flagpole in the corner nearest to the village green.
The triangular site is planted with two bushes and rose trees and the whole is surrounded by a 3 feet high white painted fence with a flagpole in the corner nearest to the village green.
Materials used
Stone. “Old English stone”
Inscription
a. To the mem / ory of the / men of this / parish who / fell in the / Great War
b. To the mem / ory of the / men of this / parish who / fell in Wo / rld War
b. To the mem / ory of the / men of this / parish who / fell in Wo / rld War
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
a. Not known;
b. Names carved in 1957 for £12.
b. Names carved in 1957 for £12.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Bowman & Son, Norton Road, Stockton.
Notes
1. £6 was spent on four new posts and painting in 1946.
2. A letter from a young member Doris May Dawson from Wolviston in the Northern Weekly Gazette 02/04/1921 reads:- There was a service in the church at three o'clock, all the seats were occupied, and some people were standing which made it a full church. The monument was unveiled by Captain Webster after the service and the clergyman said a few words in memory of the fallen. The relatives put wreaths round the monument and then the last post was sounded. There were also some photographers taking the photo of the monument.
3. In 2004, the proposal was being made to add three further names to the memorial in time for Nov.11th. Two names were added.
2. A letter from a young member Doris May Dawson from Wolviston in the Northern Weekly Gazette 02/04/1921 reads:- There was a service in the church at three o'clock, all the seats were occupied, and some people were standing which made it a full church. The monument was unveiled by Captain Webster after the service and the clergyman said a few words in memory of the fallen. The relatives put wreaths round the monument and then the last post was sounded. There were also some photographers taking the photo of the monument.
3. In 2004, the proposal was being made to add three further names to the memorial in time for Nov.11th. Two names were added.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Stockton Reference Library Billingham U.D.C. Minutes 1945-6 pages 602, 309, 213.
Darlington & Stockton Times 12/92/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 26/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Stockton & Teesside Herald 26/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 21/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Weekly Gazette 02/04/1921 letter from Doris May Dawson
Stockton Reference Library Billingham U.D.C. Minutes 1945-6 pages 602, 309, 213.
Darlington & Stockton Times 12/92/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 26/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Stockton & Teesside Herald 26/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 21/92/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Weekly Gazette 02/04/1921 letter from Doris May Dawson
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
The names on Wolviston Memorial have been researched by Steve Davidson
Contact:
sommecat@yahoo.co.uk
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (W129.01)
WOLVISTON Roadside.
To the memory of the men of this parish who fell in the Great War
R. Addison W.H. Gill H.A. Parnaby
T.D. Adams M. Handley H.S. Richards
R.W. Adams T. Handley J.W. Vasey
R. Brown T. Johnson J. Watson
T.H. Corner J. Lax R.H. Watson
C. Darling G.S. Middleton W. Wigley
E. Davison A. Pearson F. Wilson
E.W. Peters G.A. Thompson
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To the memory of the men of this
parish who fell in World War II
C.M.A. Brack
C. Ellerton
F. Ferguson
A. Barugh
J.H. Hogg
NamesW129.01
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