Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 Holy Trinity Churchyard
Reference
W54.01
Place
WIDDRINGTON
Map ref
NZ 255958
Original Location
Holy Trinity Churchyard.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 28th November 1920 by Col. Taylor of Dilston Hall, Corbridge; dedicated by Bishop Ormsby.
Memorial Description
Cross, rough-hewn, of Celtic type, mounted on a square pedestal, about 5m high and base approx. 2m x 2m. The text "Their name liveth for evermore" is in a panel at the base of the shaft.
The front and two sides of the pedestal have been dressed to form the panels on which the dedication and names have been incised and painted black using sans serif capitals.
The front and two sides of the pedestal have been dressed to form the panels on which the dedication and names have been incised and painted black using sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Grey granite
Inscription
Their Name / liveth / for / Evermore /
Widdrington Memorial /
Sacred / to the memory of / the men from this District / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1919
Widdrington Memorial /
Sacred / to the memory of / the men from this District / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1919
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: T. Harding, P. Thirkell; David Wilkinson; old postcard: Tony Harding
Morpeth Herald 17/01/1919 reports agreement to have a war memorial; 19/11/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 01/12/1920 contains a photo taken at the unveiling; 29/11/1921 reports memorial service.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/12/1921 reports memorial service
By the Green of the Spring – A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War J.H. Hardy, published Amble Social History Group.
Source of quotation
“Their Name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Morpeth Herald 17/01/1919 reports agreement to have a war memorial; 19/11/1920 reports proposed unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 01/12/1920 contains a photo taken at the unveiling; 29/11/1921 reports memorial service.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/12/1921 reports memorial service
By the Green of the Spring – A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War J.H. Hardy, published Amble Social History Group.
Source of quotation
“Their Name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late David Wilkinson, East Coquet Local History Society; J. Brown; Tony Harding; P. Thirkell
Research In Progress
See link above
Cross 1914-18 Holy Trinity Churchyard (W54.01)
WIDDRINGTON, Holy Trinity churchyard.
East face
Their Name
Liveth
For
Evermore
Widdrington Memorial
Sacred
to the memory of
the men from this district
who fell in the Great War
1914-1919
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South face
Hugh C. Annett
James Beaston
Matthew Bell
George Brown
Matthew Burge
James Calder
Robert Dargue
Andrew Dodds
Joseph T. Dodds
Oswald Griffiths
Frank H.W. Gunn
John W. Hall
James Hartill
Henry T. Jackson
George W. Kyle
William R. Laing
Matthew Hall
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North face
Thomas Lowther
John Mavin
Philip McAndrew
James McKenzie
George R. Patten
Robert Peebles
William Peebles
James R.R. Purdy
John Purvis
Alfred Rogers
Arthur Sample
Thomas Scott
William Smith
Harold W. Sykes
John Wilkinson
William Grey
NamesW54.01
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