Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 Roadside
Reference
K2.01
Place
KEENLEY
Map ref
NY 804563
Original Location
Roadside. Opposite Burn Tongues Farm, between Allendale and Whitfield.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled by Col. Clifton Brown, M.P.
Memorial Description
Obelisk surmounted by a cross, total height 4m, on a square pedestal 75 cm square, standing on three steps.
On the front of the main pedestal are the names of those who died, and on the sides are the names of those who served, all in sans serif capitals. On the front riser of the top step is a scabbarded sword carved in half relief.
The memorial is set in a garden planted with spring bulbs and flowering shrubs.
On the front of the main pedestal are the names of those who died, and on the sides are the names of those who served, all in sans serif capitals. On the front riser of the top step is a scabbarded sword carved in half relief.
The memorial is set in a garden planted with spring bulbs and flowering shrubs.
Materials used
Local stone brought from two local quarries at Kiln Green by local farmers
Inscription
To the memory of the young men / of Keenley and Broadside / who served in the Great War / 1914-1919 of whom the following / six made the supreme sacrifice.
Names
How money was raised
Site donated by Mr. Henderson Philipson. All funds raised by public subscription, using sports days, socials, etc.
Present condition
Currently maintained by 8 Trustees, but the labour falls on 3 or 4 each year.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Beattie and Co., Carlisle.; the palings were supplied by Messrs. Newman and erected by Mr. Edward Milburn of Catton.
Ownership and maintenance
Trustees.
Notes
1. The Hexham Weekly News says that the cross is made of Aberdeen granite.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Morpeth County Library Postcard collection
Hexham Weekly News 03/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Morpeth County Library Postcard collection
Hexham Weekly News 03/06/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Charles W. Harrison, Allendale (Secretary to Memorial Trustees); Mrs. Dorothy Handcock (Allendale LHS); P. Thirkell; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 Roadside (K2.01)
KEENLEY, Roadside.
To the memory of the young men
of Keenley and Broadside
who served in the Great War
1914-1919 of whom the following
six made the supreme sacrifice
Col. T. Armstrong, N.F.
Private E. Forrest, N.F.
Private A. Henderson, N.F.
Private J.S. Henderson, R.D.F.
Private S. Robinson, D.O.W.
Private J.H. Whitfield, N.F.
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Side 2. Side 3.
Pte. M. Forrest, N.F. Pte. W. Laing, N.F.
" J. Haddon, N.F. " J.J. Millican, N.F.
Cpl. C.E. Harrison, N.F. " W. Philipson, M.T.
Pte. J.V. Harrison, N.F. " J.J. Routledge, N.F., M.M.
L.Cpl. E.W. Henderson, M.G.S., M.M. Sgt. H. Saint, N.F.
Pte. G.W. Henderson, D.L.I. L.Cpl. J. Waterston, N.F.
Pte. W. Henderson, M.A., F.Cr.D.G. Pte. J. Watson, Gren.Gds.
L.Cpl. A. Johnson, N.F. Lieut. L. Whitfield, R.A.F.
NamesK2.01
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Parish Notes
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