Memorial

Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Laurence’s Churchyard

Middleton St. George

Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Laurence's Churchyard (M41.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: M41.03

Parish: Middleton St. George

Original Location:

St. Laurence’s Churchyard, Middleton Lane / Church Lane.

In the church grounds at the end of Middleton-One-Row village

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Iraq 2003

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled and dedicated 8th April 1922 by Dr. Hensley Henson, Lord Bishop of Durham;

Rededicated 7th September 1997.

Materials Used:

Granite

Cost:

£110.17s

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription.

Ownership and Maintenance: Maintained by Middleton St. George Parish Council.

Inscription:

a.
Sacred
to
the memory
of our men
who gave
their lives
in the
Great War
1914-1919

b.
To the glorious dead 1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Cross of Celtic type on a pedestal and two steps set onto a part of the churchyard wall.

The dedication is carried on the tapering shaft, below a wreath and sword raised in half relief.

The names for 1914-18 are in two columns on the front face of the pedestal with a vertical line between.

Those for 1939-45 are on the left side in a single column.

The lettering is incised and leaded using sans serif capitals.

Names:

a. 39 surnames and initials
b. 15 surnames and initials.
c. 1 name, regiment and date Iraq 2003
See transcript.

Notes:

1. It had been hoped to build an Institute as a war memorial, but this had to be abandoned through lack of funds.

2. The memorial was restored in 1997 by Hanna Conservation at a cost of over £3,000, raised by public subscription.

3. A Service for the Restoration of the War Memorial was held on 7th September 1997.

4. St. Laurence’s Church is closed. It is hoped that the memorial will remain in its present position in the churchyard.

5. A Garden of Remembrance was dedicated near the War Memorial in November 1947.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Brian Jones

Darlington and Stockton Times
15/04/1922 reports unveiling;
22/04/1922 reports decision re institute in Note 1 above.

Northern Echo
10/04/1922

Northern Dispatch
11/11/1947 reports dedication of the Garden of Remembrance.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 04 10 Mon -1922
Sources Link: Darlington and Stockton Times (North) 04 15 Sat -1922
Sources Link: Darlington and Stockton Times (South) 04 22 Sat -1922
Sources Link: Northern Dispatch 11 11 Tue -1947

Additional Research Documents

M41.03 Unveiling Programme 1922

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M41.03 Unveiling Programme 1997

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Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Cllr. Brian Jones, Middleton St.George Parish Council

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Names Documents:

MIDDLETON ST GEORGE   St. Lawrence’s Churchyard

 

On shaft of cross

  Sacred

  to

  the memory

  of our men

  who gave

  their lives

  in the

  Great War

  1914-1919

———————————

On pedestal

  F. Allport         J. Peacock

  H. Bell            A. Ryder

  J. Boyle           W. Robinson

  H. Bradley         F. Robinson

  R. Brittain        J.E. Scott

  A. Burns           W. Smith

  F. Comins          S. Swanson

  R.A. Craighill     J.C. Simpson

  H. Dent            J.M. Taylor

  J. Haines          P. Thomas

  J. Hamilton        T. Thompson

  S.R. Hibbert       G. Vincent

  E.M. Hodgson       J.J. Wilson

  R. Laidlaw         R. Winship

  P. Lambert         C.E. Wood

  P. Long            J. Webster

  P. McArdle         L. Wright

  J. McCabe          T. Wright

  F. Moore           C. Wright

  T.H. Manning

———————————

On lower pedestal

  Colin Wall RMP Iraq 2003

————————————————————-

On left hand side

  To

  the glorious dead

  1939-1946

 

  J. Bowman

  G. Gosling

  J. Hall

  F.H. Henderson

  F. Holloway

  H. Hugill

  A. Johnson

  F. Marsh

  L. Pelmear

  A.W. Rutledge

  W.A. Taylor

  J.W. Wolfe

  A. Clark     H. Gill

———————————

On pedestal

  R.H. Sanderson

—————————————————————–

The Service of Thanksgiving for the Restoration of the memorial in 1997 gives additional information:

  Fred Allport          Joseph Peacock

  Herbert Bell          Frederick Robinson

  John Boyle            William Robinson

  Herbert Bradley       Alfred Ryder

  Robert Brittain       John E. Scott

  Alexander Burns       John C. Simpson

  Fred Comins           William Smith

  Robert A. Craigill    Sinclair Swanson

  Harry Dent            John Miles Taylor

  John Haines           Patrick Thomas

  Joseph Hamilton       Thomas Thompson

  Samuel R. Hibbert     George Vincent

  Edward M. Hodgson     John Webster

  Robert Laidlaw        Joseph J. Wilson

  Hubert Percy Lambert  Richard Winship

  Patrick Long          Charles Edward Wood

  Thomas H. Manning     Clarence Wright

  Patrick McArdle       Leonard Wright

  James McCabe          Tom Wright

  Fred Moore

———————————

  Jack Bowman           Arrol Johnson

  Alec Clark            Frederick Marsh

  H. Gill               Laurence Pelmear

  George Gosling        Arthur W. Rutledge

  James Henry Hall      R.H. Sanderson

  Francis H. Henderson  W.A. Taylor

  Frank Holloway        John W. Wolfe

  Herbert Hugill

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