Processional Cross 1939-45 St. Cuthbert

St. Cuthbert’s Church, Church Bank, Benfieldside

1939-45

Stone plaque, wood cross.

In memory of
parishioners who lost their
lives through the World War
1939-1945
(Names)
In Christ shall all
be made alive

Processional Cross mounted on stone plaque bearing the names.

The plaque is 78 inches high x 36 inches wide (198cms x 91cms) with hemispherical top.

There is a plain raised edge.

At centre top is a raised circular platform painted blue with gilded edge which forms a “halo” to the top of the cross.

The names are incised in a single column, the lettering in Roman capitals and coloured red.

At the bottom is a scroll raised in half relief in bronze.

The processional cross has a turned wood shaft, surmounted by a ball decorated with a zigzag pattern.

The cross itself rests on inlaid wood, with a bronze boss at the crossing.

Photos: Dorothy Hall; C. Sanders

Source of quotation:
“In Christ shall all be made alive” 1 Corinthians 15 v 22

Dorothy Hall;
C. Sanders

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