Memorial

Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Andrew Churchyard

Stanley Derwentside

Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 1939-45 St. Andrew Churchyard (S135.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: S135.01

Parish: Stanley Derwentside

Original Location:

St. Andrew’s Churchyard, Church Bank

Which War:

1. 1914-18
2. 1939-45
3. Subsequent conflicts

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 22nd December 1923 by Lord Joicey.
Dedicated by Rev. F.B. Phillips, Vicar of Christ Church, Gateshead, former Vicar of Beamish.

Materials Used:

Grey granite

Cost:

Estimated at £250

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Made and designed by Robert Beall of Newcastle.

Inscription:

Front:
In grateful memory of
all the men belonging to this parish
who gave their lives for their country
in the Great War 1914-1918.
Their names are recorded in the book
of remembrance kept within this church.

“The peace of God which passeth
understanding keep them for evermore”

Side:
In grateful memory of
all those who gave their lives
for their country in the War 1939-1945

Also for all those in
subsequent conflicts who have given
their lives in service to this country
or for the good of others.

Memorial Description:

Cross of Celtic type, 15 feet high on pedestal 9 feet square resting on four steps each 7 inches high (4.6m x 2.7m x 18cms).

The top of the cross is decorated.

The rest is very plain.

The dedication is carried on the plinth, the lettering incised using elongated Roman capitals throughout.

Names:

See S135.04 Book of Remembrance

Notes:

1. Unveiled on a day that was “bitterly cold”.

2. In 1923, the newly elected Chairman of Stanley Urban District Council deplored the fact that Stanley did not yet have a memorial.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby Post Card: George Nairn

.Blaydon Courier
29/12/1923 reports unveiling.

Consett Guardian
28/12/1923 reports unveiling with photos.

Durham Chronicle
29/12/1923 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
24/12/1923 reports unveiling with photos.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
29/12/1923

Northern Echo
23/04/1923 reports Stanley UDC Chairman’s remarks re lack of memorial (See Note 3);
13/12/1923 reports building of memorial in progress;
20/12/1923 reports proposed unveiling on Saturday.

Stanley News and Consett Chronicle
20/12/1923 reports proposed unveiling;
27/12/1923 reports unveiling.

Diocese of Durham
Faculty 2042, issued 25/10/1923

Church of St. Andrew, Stanley, Parish of Beamish published by Annfield Plain Family History Society in 2006 carries transcripts of Burial Registers 03/07/1877 – 10/06/1961; Monumental Inscriptions at July 2006 and Casualties of the Great War 1914-1919)

Source of quotation
“The peace of God which . . .” Epistle to Philemon 4 v 7