Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Churchyard
Reference
C113.01
Place
CASTLESIDE
Map ref
NZ 072482
Original Location
Old Churchyard
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Saturday 20th September 1919 by Rev.the Lord Thurlow.
Memorial Description
An obelisk of pink coloured marble, above a three tiered base with a stone foundation. The names are on the sides of the pedestal and the risers in sans serif capitals.
Four concrete paths lead to the centre, each edged with scalloped kerbs. At the base of each set of edging is a corner stone of pointed finished stone. There is a circular stone kerb to the perimeter, which forms a shape of a wheel, with the monument as the centre point. The four quarters of the sloping ground are grassed.
Four concrete paths lead to the centre, each edged with scalloped kerbs. At the base of each set of edging is a corner stone of pointed finished stone. There is a circular stone kerb to the perimeter, which forms a shape of a wheel, with the monument as the centre point. The four quarters of the sloping ground are grassed.
Materials used
Pink marble
Inscription
Greater love hath no man than this / that a man lay down his life for his friends.
“They answered the call of duty / they sleep among the brave / they sacrificed their precious lives / our British homes to save”.
Erected / by the parishioners and friends / of Castleside / in memory of those who fell / in the Great War / 1914 – 1918
“They answered the call of duty / they sleep among the brave / they sacrificed their precious lives / our British homes to save”.
Erected / by the parishioners and friends / of Castleside / in memory of those who fell / in the Great War / 1914 – 1918
Names
Present condition
In good condition with surrounding grounds well maintained. It is hidden away, at the rear of the cemetery.
Notes
1. The Unveiling programme has an outside cover made to suit the individual event. The inside carries the title page “A Form of Service / for the Dedication of a Tablet / or other memorial / compiled by Rev.J. Jessop Teague, M.A. / Vicar of St. Stephen’s, Coleman St., E.C.” and is obviously designed as a standard form of worship for any memorial, not necessarily a war memorial.
2. A letter to the Blaydon Courier suggests that a meeting be held which will discuss projects such as a YMCA Hall, a memorial hall or an obelisk.
2. A letter to the Blaydon Courier suggests that a meeting be held which will discuss projects such as a YMCA Hall, a memorial hall or an obelisk.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Errol Broomfield, Ron Carson, Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Blaydon Courier 08/02/1919 carries letter in Note 2 above.
Consett Guardian 26/09/1919 reports unveiling.
Northern Weekly Chronicle 27/09/1919 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13;
“They answered the call to duty . . .” Not ascertained.
Blaydon Courier 08/02/1919 carries letter in Note 2 above.
Consett Guardian 26/09/1919 reports unveiling.
Northern Weekly Chronicle 27/09/1919 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13;
“They answered the call to duty . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Ron Carson; Errol Broomfield; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
All except one of the names from WW1 have been researched.
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Churchyard (C113.01)
CASTLESIDE Cemetery
Front
Erected
by the parishioners and friends
of Castleside
in memory of those who fell
in the Great War
1914 – 1918
Front panel Right panel
Thomas J. Muse 1914-1918
Andrew B. Bee Robley Strong
Thomas R. Lumsden George Strong
Frederick G. Bates Wm. Norman Weatheral
Wm. Harland Phillipson J. Allen Stephenson
Alfred Phillipson Jacob Pattinson
Alfred Milner Thomas Marshman
Wm. Ernest Toward Alfred Lister
Ed Blytheman Hall William Brown
James M. Thompson
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On upper step
“They answered the call of duty
They sleep among the brave
They sacrificed their precious lives
Our British homes to save”.
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On base
Greater love hath no man than this
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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First side Second side
In memory of the men 1939-1945
who gave their lives in the Harry Davison
2nd World War 1939-1945 William N. Gunnion
Richard Smith Wilfred Jobling
Joseph Proud Albert C. Kersch
Henry Vipond Patrick McBride
Sidney Howe Tony McGeary
Marshall Henderson Evan Rourke
William Batson John T. Swainston
Robert Johnson Harry Wyatt
Norman Ayre
Herbert Fife
Robert C. Thompson
John Jameson (1946)
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The names from 1914-18 listed on the Unveiling programme are:
Ernest Toward;
Frederick G. Bates;
William Harland Phillipson;
Alfred Phillipson;
Andrew Bee;
Thomas Muse;
Alfred Milner;
James Thompson;
Edward Blytheman Hall;
Thomas Lumsden
NamesC113.01
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Parish Notes
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