Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Paul's Churchyard
Reference
W85.01
Place
WINLATON
Map ref
NZ 175619
Original Location
St. Paul's Churchyard, Scotland Head.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 22nd May 1918 by Mr. Frank Priestman, J.P.; dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Durham.
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type decorated with interlaced design with crucifix at centre. It stands on a square pedestal with sloping shoulders which rests on three plain stone steps.
The dedication is on the front of the pedestal, with the names from 1914-18 in two columns on the three sides using sans serif capitals filled with lead.
The names from 1939-45 are incised on the sloping shoulders.
The dedication is on the front of the pedestal, with the names from 1914-18 in two columns on the three sides using sans serif capitals filled with lead.
The names from 1939-45 are incised on the sloping shoulders.
Materials used
“Stone is black pasture from Chollerford”
Inscription
a. At base of Cross )
Upon The Crucified One Look / And Thou Shalt Read As In A Book / What Well Is Worth Thy Learning.
On plinth In Memory Of Those Who Have Given Their Lives / For God, For King and For Country / In the Great War 1914-1918
b. And In the Second World War 1939-1945
On plinth In Memory Of Those Who Have Given Their Lives / For God, For King and For Country / In the Great War 1914-1918
b. And In the Second World War 1939-1945
Names
Cost
£300
How money was raised
Public subscription, plus a large anonymous donation.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Architect: Mr. W.H. Wood, F.R.I.B.A., Newcastle; made by Messrs. Maile and Sons, London.
Notes
1. Archdeacon’s certificate number 5434, issued 20/12/1972 for, inter alia, the cleaning and repair of the War Memorial inside the main entrance to the grounds. Diocese of Durham Faculty Books
2. This memorial had been erected before the Great War ended.
3. A public meeting was called in August 1916 to decide on a war memorial, to be paid for by public subscription at a cost of £330. (T.R. Hodgson)
4. T.R. Hodgson also says that there were 98 names. Since there are now 107, it seems possible that others were added later after the war ended.
5. The stone used is the same as that used on the spire and lantern of St. Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne.
6. At the unveiling, Mr. Priestman said: “Between 800 and 1,000 men had gone from that parish. A large proportion had worked for firms with which he was connected, and that made him more than ever interested in the memorial.”
2. This memorial had been erected before the Great War ended.
3. A public meeting was called in August 1916 to decide on a war memorial, to be paid for by public subscription at a cost of £330. (T.R. Hodgson)
4. T.R. Hodgson also says that there were 98 names. Since there are now 107, it seems possible that others were added later after the war ended.
5. The stone used is the same as that used on the spire and lantern of St. Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne.
6. At the unveiling, Mr. Priestman said: “Between 800 and 1,000 men had gone from that parish. A large proportion had worked for firms with which he was connected, and that made him more than ever interested in the memorial.”
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Dorothy Hall
Diocese of Durham Faculty books
Illustrated Chronicle 17/05/1918 gives description and proposed unveiling; 23/05/1918 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/05/1918 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 31/05/1918 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 19/11/1921 reports service of commemoration held in the church.
A Religious history of Winlaton, Vol.1, The Church of St. Paul in the Parish of Winlaton 1828-1998, T.R. Hodgson, has information in Notes 3 and 4 above.
Source of quotation
“Upon the Crucified One Look . . .” Knitting A Conundrum Translated from the Latin by John M. Neale
Diocese of Durham Faculty books
Illustrated Chronicle 17/05/1918 gives description and proposed unveiling; 23/05/1918 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/05/1918 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 31/05/1918 reports unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 19/11/1921 reports service of commemoration held in the church.
A Religious history of Winlaton, Vol.1, The Church of St. Paul in the Parish of Winlaton 1828-1998, T.R. Hodgson, has information in Notes 3 and 4 above.
Source of quotation
“Upon the Crucified One Look . . .” Knitting A Conundrum Translated from the Latin by John M. Neale
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Ethel and Neville Armstrong, Whickham and District L.H.S.; George and Janet Brown, John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding; James Pasby
Research In Progress
Winlaton Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial Contact:- winlatonhistorysociety@yahoo.com
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Paul's Churchyard (W85.01)
WINLATON, St. Paul's Churchyard.
On front face sloping plinth:
Upon The Crucified One Look
And Thou Shalt Read As In A Book
What Well Is Worth Thy Learning.
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On face:
In Memory Of Those Who Have Given Their Lives
For God, For King and For Country
In the Great War 1914-1918
And in the Second World War 1939-1945
Thomas H. Siddle William Purdy
Robert A. Reay James Purdy
Albert J. Batson Matthew Hailes
John McPherson, R.N.D. Thomas Heron
Robert H. Dixon Robert Renforth
William G. Dobson John G. Renforth
Norman Eskdale John McPherson, N.F.
Stanley Eskdale David Barber
R.I.P.
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On second face sloping shoulder (1939-45)
T. Robson A.V. Smith
R. Robson W.J. Sinton
J. Reeves H.T. Thornton
A. Renwick J.J. Ward
J. Sanderson J. Walker
F. Sharp G. Watson
N. Slater T. Wilson
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On second face (1914-18:
Thomas Craig David Blakey
Joseph Lamonby George Hunter
Richard Armstrong James Spires
Lancelot Parkin William W. Spires
William Dawson John Cowen
James Tilley Frank Boyd
Michael Gardner William Morgan
Thomas Richardson William Bell
Henry Richardson Robert Chambers
William Bilclough James Kelly
Thomas Bilclough Ernest T. Walker
William T. Taylor John J. March
Robert G. Atkinson Forster Burrell
George Tennick Lionel Bennett
Alma Hudson John Young
William Gill William Young
William Chapman
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On third face sloping shoulder (1939-45):
J.R. Allinson G. Burrell
F.G. Bell M. Burrell
H. Blakey G.W. Broome
T. Brown B. Corr
R. Brennan A. Charlton
J.M. Burn E.C. Charlton V.C.
P. Bilclough L. Donnelly
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On third face (1914-18):
William G. Atkinson George Atkinson
Charles Burdon Andrew Craig
John W. Dixon James Dixon
Irving Dixon John W. Edgar
John W. Flinn John Higgins
Thomas Pattison Stephen W. Renwick
Zachariah Scott Robert Telford
Thomas A. Campbell James C. Duffy
Daniel Graham Anthony Smith
Joseph W. Tilley Thomas Swan
Charles Johnson John Y. Henderson
George R. Conway John J. Gascoigne
William Wilson William Byers
Robson Miller John H. Tweddle
John R. Gilhespy Thomas West
Martin Small Frank S. Nesbitt
Thomas Howell John H. Nesbitt
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On fourth face sloping shoulder (1939-45):
G. Davison J. Hopper G. Kendal
Jennie Davidson F. Hughes T. Lewis
W. Esson W.T. Hughes W. Morgan
J. Grady R. Johnson J. Morton
L. Goundry J.R. Johnson J.E. Maughan
E. Hardy J.R. Jeavons J.W. Patterson
R.W. Hodgson N. Jowett J. Proctor.
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On fourth face (1914-18)
Ernest Jobling Wesley Johnston
Samuel Armstrong Charles W. Reay
William J. Gaul John J. McCray
George E.A. Laybourne Joseph Lowdon
Joseph Laybourne Joseph Wilson
Philip E. Crane Lancelot J. Swan
John G. Clarke Joseph Raper
William Atkinson Joseph Stewart
George Irwin John E. Dixon
Wilkie Burdon T. John McDonnell
Robert S. Mclean James T. Hunter
Robert Anderson Thomas H. Baines
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