Memorial Details
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Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Riverside
Reference
F14.01
Place
FELTON
Map ref
NU 184003
Original Location
Riverside, near Felton Bridge
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 17th October 1920 by Col. E.P.A. Riddell, D.S.O.
b. Unveiled 10th July 1949 by John C. Riddell of Barrasford, Hexham.
b. Unveiled 10th July 1949 by John C. Riddell of Barrasford, Hexham.
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type 5m high with decorated slender tapering shaft standing in a railed enclosure, on a stepped base 1.70m. x 1.45m. The dedication is at the foot of the shaft, the names from 1914-18 on the front and sides of the plinth. The names from 1939-45 are on a stone which leans against the foot of the main monument. All lettering is of lead 25 mm high and attached to the surface using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Aberdeen granite
Inscription
a. Pro Patria, / 1914-1919. / A tribute of / reverent remembrance to / our glorious dead.
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
a. War Memorial Committee
b. War Memorial Hall Committee
b. War Memorial Hall Committee
Cost
b. Estimated at £55 to raise 1939-45 plaque and to re-lead the names from 1914-18
How money was raised
a. Public subscription
b. House-to-house collection
b. House-to-house collection
Present condition
Good. Restored 1995 for the 50th Anniversary commemorations.
Ownership and maintenance
The Village Memorial Hall Committee accepted the responsibility of maintaining the memorial at the time of its proposed erection.
Notes
1. The Riddells had owned Felton for several generations, and were known as the Lords of the Manor. The man who unveiled the 1914-18 memorial was uncle to the man who unveiled the 1939-45 memorial.
2. During the 1995 trees were removed or judiciously pruned (rumour says that people were strategically placed around the area and indicating which branches should be moved). The area at the foot of the cross was cleared and reset.
2. During the 1995 trees were removed or judiciously pruned (rumour says that people were strategically placed around the area and indicating which branches should be moved). The area at the foot of the cross was cleared and reset.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; old postcards: Tony Harding; F.A. Fletcher; John S. Perry
Illustrated Chronicle 18/10/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 23/10/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 18/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 06/06/1919 reports proposal to erect a monument as well as the hall; 15/10/1920 reports list of subscribers; 22/10/1920 gives full report of 1914-18 memorial unveiling ceremony; 04/05/1949 reports intention to raise 1939-45 memorial and to have a house-to-house collection throughout the parish; 27/05/49 reports the raising of £51/7/5d in house-to-house collections; 10/06/1949 reports proposed unveiling; 15/071949 reports unveiling
Alnwick & County Gazette 16/10/1920 reports proposed unveiling with list of subscribers; 23/10/1920 carries full report of unveiling.
Northumberland Gazette 17/02/1995 reports state of memorial and proposals to restore it for VE 50th anniversary. 01/09/1995 carries letter from Charles Dick about vandalism at the monument.
Felton War Memorial a paper by Roger Hawkins, Clerk to Felton Parish Council, about the state of the memorial and the improvements made.
Illustrated Chronicle 18/10/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 23/10/1920 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 18/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 06/06/1919 reports proposal to erect a monument as well as the hall; 15/10/1920 reports list of subscribers; 22/10/1920 gives full report of 1914-18 memorial unveiling ceremony; 04/05/1949 reports intention to raise 1939-45 memorial and to have a house-to-house collection throughout the parish; 27/05/49 reports the raising of £51/7/5d in house-to-house collections; 10/06/1949 reports proposed unveiling; 15/071949 reports unveiling
Alnwick & County Gazette 16/10/1920 reports proposed unveiling with list of subscribers; 23/10/1920 carries full report of unveiling.
Northumberland Gazette 17/02/1995 reports state of memorial and proposals to restore it for VE 50th anniversary. 01/09/1995 carries letter from Charles Dick about vandalism at the monument.
Felton War Memorial a paper by Roger Hawkins, Clerk to Felton Parish Council, about the state of the memorial and the improvements made.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Robin Esslemont, Felton & Swarland Local History Society; the late Charles Dick; P. Thirkell; the late R.W. Gould; George & Janet Brown; C. Hudson; Roger Hawkins; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Eleanor Hall Contact: eleanorhall468@btinternet.com
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Riverside (F14.01)
FELTON, by roadside.
Centre panel
PRO PATRIA
1914-1919
A Tribute of
reverent remembrance to
our glorious dead.
Felton
Frederick Lyons
Reginald Lord
Roland Lord
John Grey
Andrew Jeffrey
Joseph Holland
Leonard Short
Charles Yeaman
H. Ernest Robson
Martin Kelly
William Willis
Robert P. Wood
Michael Mallon
John W. Auldjo
Joseph J. Tindall
Robert Oubridge
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Left hand side Right hand side
Thirston Acton
George Dixon Thomas Campbell
Thomas Bowie Albert Smith
Henry Smith Eshott
Thomas Wilson T. Lindsay Bainbridge
H. Norman W. Potts Wilfred H. Bainbridge
Wilfred Jeffrey George Usher
John Wilson James Rutherford
Arthur Cockburn John Clough
Robert J. Crisp William Crisp
Stanley Warham Swarland
Robert Gray Douglas Aikman
George C.B. Snowdon Albert Robson
Joshua Graham Francis P. Railson
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In front of cross
1939-1945
Felton
Edward Fenwick
John R. Oliver
Thirston
Alex. D. Trotter Swarland
Acton Tom Birkby
Bernard C. Shewry William M. Carrick
Cyril J. Shewry Norman Mason
Eshott Arthur J. Mitchell
Robert F. Davison Alex. Telfer
John E. Guy
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The following list of men who served appeared in Alnwick and County Gazette, 13 March, 1915, p.5. and has been transcribed by Tony Harding.
Felton.
Roll of Honour.- The following is the list of young men who have
enlisted from the parish of Felton:
Felton: Sidney Lord, Roland Lord, Arthur Lord, Reginald Lord.
Felton Park: Edward Welsh.
Peth Foot: Lawrence Rochester, Frederick Lyons, Robert Mallon,
Michael Mallon, Geo. Douglas, John Douglas, John Kelly,
Andrew Jeffrey, Joseph Holland, - Richardson; William Archbold,
Edward Scott.
West Thirston: Norman Potts, Laurence Potts, Matt. G. Dobson,
John Smith, Robt. Crisp.
Fox Hemel:
East Thirston: John Hine, Edward Thain, James Bateman.
Wintrick: James Cowie.
Bockenfield: William Turnbull, John Wilson.
Eshott: William H. Bainbridge, T.L. Bainbridge, E.M. Bainbridge,
John Usher, George Usher, Frederick Ward.
The Heugh: James Ferguson.
S.E. Houses: Sam Ferguson, Robt. Ferguson, John Ferguson,
Ernest Sykes, Walter Kennedy.
N.E. Houses; John Morgan.
The Brocks:
The High Moor: Christopher Graham,
North: John Graham, Henry Tate
South: William Hutton.
Swarland: C. Douglas Aikman, Robert Aikman, William Auldjo,
Robert Auldjo, Frank Jermie, Thomas Jermie, Andrew Lowery,
Dennis Merrick Robt. Robson.
The Mill: John Robson.
Burgham: Thos. Rutter.
Shothaugh: Alexander Forsyth.
NamesF14.01
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