Memorial

Calvary 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary the Virgin’s Churchyard

Norton on Tees

Memorial Name: Calvary 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary the Virgin's Churchyard (N68.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: N68.01

Parish: Norton on Tees

Original Location:

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, The Collegiate Norton Green.

In churchyard

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 3rd February 1921 by Brigadier G.B. Price, C.B., C.M.G., commander of Yorks and D.L.I. Infantry Brigade;
dedicated by Rev. Canon Scott, Vicar of Norton.

Materials Used:

Stone

Who Commissioned:

a. War Memorial Committee

Cost:

a. Estimated to be between £400 – £500

How Money was Raised:

a. Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Brierley and Rutherford, York.

Inscription:

a.
To the undying memory
of the men of Norton
who laid down their
lives in the Great War
1914-1919
They loved not their
lives unto death

Their names are recorded
in the Church

b.
Remember
also those who
laid down their lives in
the Second World War
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Crucifix on tall hexagonal column, 17 feet high (5.2m), set upon a square pedestal on three round steps.

The dedication is carried on the pedestal, carved in Roman capitals.

Names:

None

External Links:

Men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment
Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Darlington and Stockton Times
28/02/1920 reports proposals;
05/02/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
05/02/1921 reports unveiling with photos.

Northern Echo
26/02/1920 reports proposals;
04/02/1921 reports unveiling.

Stockton and Teesside Herald
12/02/1921 reports unveiling.

Durham County Record Office
Burial register includes details of those killed 1911-1920 EP/Nor 1/32

Diocese of Durham
Faculty 940, issued 15/07/1920

Borthwick Institute, University of York
holds correspondence & papers and list of the fallen. Ref: 8/112/2
plus photos of Norton church and list of the fallen. (Brierley & Rutherford 1919-25.)