Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Church Lane
Reference
H133.01
Place
HUNWICK
Map ref
NZ 191326
Original Location
East side of Church Lane, by entrance to cemetery, about a quarter mile south of the village of Hunwick.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 1922 by W. Hustler-Hustler. Dedicated by Rev. T.H. Hurteil, Vicar of Hunwick.
Memorial Description
Cross surmounting a slim, square column, total height 10 feet 2 inches x 3 feet square on a square base 6 inches high x 4 feet square and three narrow steps. There is a dwarf iron railing enclosing grass a flower beds.
The dedication is on the front face of the main (lower) pedestal, and names for 1914-18 are in two columns on the other faces. The dates for 1914-19 are raised in half relief on the front riser of the top step.
At the base of the cross is an upper tapering pedestal. The front face carries a laurel wreath carved in half relief with the dates 1939-1945 at centre. The names for 1939-45 are in a single column on the other faces of the upper pedestal. All lettering is incised and leaded, using sans serif capitals.
The dedication is on the front face of the main (lower) pedestal, and names for 1914-18 are in two columns on the other faces. The dates for 1914-19 are raised in half relief on the front riser of the top step.
At the base of the cross is an upper tapering pedestal. The front face carries a laurel wreath carved in half relief with the dates 1939-1945 at centre. The names for 1939-45 are in a single column on the other faces of the upper pedestal. All lettering is incised and leaded, using sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Grey granite
Inscription
a. In honour / and to the memory of / the men of / the parish of Hunwick / and Helmington, / who made the supreme sacrifice / during the Great War.
On steps
Their name liveth for evermore.
b. 1939-1945.
On steps
Their name liveth for evermore.
b. 1939-1945.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Allinson of Bishop Auckland
Notes
1. Other proposals for a memorial were cottages, or a recreation ground.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos:C. Sanders; Simon Raine; John and Mavis Dixon
Auckland and County Chronicle. 27/01/1921; 21/12/1922
Darlington and Stockton Times 23/12/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 19/12/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
Auckland and County Chronicle. 27/01/1921; 21/12/1922
Darlington and Stockton Times 23/12/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 19/12/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Church Lane (H133.01)
HUNWICK East side of Church Lane
In honour
and to the memory of
the men of
the parish of Hunwick
and Helmington,
who made the supreme sacrifice
during the Great War.
1914-1919
On steps
Their name liveth for evermore.
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Right face 1939-45
Burdon J.
Edmundson A.
Graham J.
Griffiths L.
Grimstone O.
Heron A.
Johnson F.
Kirkley J.
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Right face 1914-18
Alderson P. Coates J.
Barker J. Coatman G.H.
Barraclough T. Curry H.
Bell H.D. Dargue T.
Bell R. Davis A.I.
Bentley J.W. Davison G.
Bolam J. Deighton R.
Brogdon J. Dobinson H.
Brown J.A. Dodson J.
Carter J.G. Elliott J.C.
Cherry J. Elliott J.G.
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Rear face 1939-45
Linton J.
Murray J.S.
Neil R.
Newton G.
Parker J.W.
Pipe W.
Rutter J.
Scorer J.
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Rear face 1914-18
Ellis E. Hird E.
English J. Hodgson G.
English L. Hudson E.
English M. Hudspeth J.
Etherington J.W. Hudspeth R.
Graham T. Husband A.
Groves R.L. James H.
Hardy J.W. Johnson J.
Harland T. Jones W.
Hedley G.N. Knight J.E.
Heslop J.G. Letby A.H.
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Left face 1939-45
Scriven G.W.L.
Swann C.D.
Thompson J.C.
Thompson J.W.
Weighill R.
White F.
Wood H.
Wood J.
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Left face 1914-18
Mangles F. Simpson T.W.
Mangles J.W. Smith A.J.
McDougal A. Sunter T.
Mears A. Tennick J.
Metcalfe A. Towse A.
Morgan W. Turnbull W.
Morland F. Warner G.
Newton C. Wearmouth G.
Richardson J. Wright W.
Simpson W.S. Jackson F.
Nicholson J.
NamesH133.01
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