Photo: Dorothy Hall
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Cemetery
Reference
C124.02
Place
CASTLETOWN
Map ref
NZ 355581
Original Location
Hylton Castle Road, Castletown, SR5 3EF.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Cross. A pedestal 4 feet 6 inches high x 3 feet wide (1.37 m x 914mm) is superimposed by an elaborate cross 2 feet 10 inches high x 1 foot 10 inches wide x 9 inches thick (863mm x 558mm x 226mm) set on a square upright 2 feet 4 inches x 1 foot 6 inches. (711mm x 457mm).
The dedication is incised on the front 0f the pedestal, using Roman capitals throughout.
The whole is set on two steps. There are three very low iron fences, on the ground, and on each steps, used to keep wreaths in place.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
To our
Glorious Dead
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
Lest We Forget
Erected by the people
of North Hylton
and Castletown.
Names
None
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Storey, Fulwell, Sunderland
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Source of quotation
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
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