Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Main Street
Reference
B156.01
Place
BUTTERKNOWLE
Map ref
1025
Original Location
On north side of Pinfold Lane in front of old people’s bungalows.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Obelisk on a square pedestal, total height ?8feet on a pedestal resting on four steps of different sizes. The whole is surrounded by a low stone wall with railings and gate.
The dedication for 1914-18 is on the front and the names in single columns on the side faces of the pedestal.
The dedication for 1939-45 is on the riser of the steps below, with the names in two columns on the riser below that. Lettering is in black sans serif capitals.
The dedication for 1914-18 is on the front and the names in single columns on the side faces of the pedestal.
The dedication for 1939-45 is on the riser of the steps below, with the names in two columns on the riser below that. Lettering is in black sans serif capitals.
Materials used
White marble
Inscription
a. To the memory / of / the men / of Butterknowle / who fell in the / Great War / 1914-1918.Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down his life / for his friends. St. John 15c 3v
Let those who come after see to it / that their names be not forgotten.
b. Also to the memory of those who made / the supreme sacrifice in the war 1939-1945
Their name liveth for evermore.
Let those who come after see to it / that their names be not forgotten.
b. Also to the memory of those who made / the supreme sacrifice in the war 1939-1945
Their name liveth for evermore.
Names
Notes
1. The cottages behind are called “Memorial Cottages” because of their proximity to the memorial, not because they are a memorial in their own right.
2. In an unidentified newspaper article in October 2006, it was reported that a local man, Paul Simpson, had been recording all the information on the men named on the war memorial, but was baffled by two names: Leonard Appleby and George Andrew Dixon.
2. In an unidentified newspaper article in October 2006, it was reported that a local man, Paul Simpson, had been recording all the information on the men named on the war memorial, but was baffled by two names: Leonard Appleby and George Andrew Dixon.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Kevin Richardson; photo of memorial under construction: Jeanette Newell, Barnard Castle Library
Sources of quotations :
"Greater love hath no man . ." : St.John 15 v 13;
“Let those who come after . . .” from a Certificate signed by King George V and sent to all bereaved families;
“Their name liveth for evermore” : Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
Sources of quotations :
"Greater love hath no man . ." : St.John 15 v 13;
“Let those who come after . . .” from a Certificate signed by King George V and sent to all bereaved families;
“Their name liveth for evermore” : Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon, C. Sanders; Kevin Richardson; Jeanette Newell, Barnard Castle Library
Research In Progress
Kevin Richardson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact:
knrichardson53@gmail.com
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Main Street (B156.01)
BUTTERKNOWLE Pinfold Lane
Front
To the memory
of
the men
of Butterknowle
who fell in the
Great War
1914- - 1918.
“Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends.” St. John 15c 3v
“Let those who come after see to it
that their names be not forgotten”.
Also to the memory of those who made
the supreme sacrifice in the war
1939-1945
G. Kirkup W. Dowson
H. Wall L. Blenkinsop
T. Kellett B. Parkin
W. Kellett D. Priestley
T.W. Lamb M.S. Lowson.
Their name liveth for evermore
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Sides (1914-18)
R. Hodgson F. Atkinson
J.P. Jackson L. Appleby
C.E. Lowther T.W. Alderson
W. Lowther J.J. Bell
J. Priestley J.A. Bennett
H. Readman C. Brown
B. Robinson T.C. Clark
M. Sewell J.G. Gargett
J.W. Spence T. Gowland
F. Thompson E.W. Hebdon
R. Yole G.B. Hodgson
N. Dent
NamesB156.01
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