Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
M51.01
Place
MIDDRIDGE
Map ref
NZ 251261
Original Location
Just off south side of main road through village.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled December 1921 by Brig.Gen. Surtees. Dedicated by the Vicar of Eldon.
Memorial Description
Cross of Latin type on tapering pedestal standing on a step, total height 8 feet 6 inches. The front of the pedestal has a polished plaque 1 foot 7 inches high, tapering from 2 feet wide to 1 foot 5 inches wide, which bears the dedication and names. The lettering is in sans serif capitals, incised and leaded.
There is another polished plaque leaning against the base which bears the dedication for 1939-45.
The whole is set in a small area with gate and iron railings, with two small flower holders.
There is another polished plaque leaning against the base which bears the dedication for 1939-45.
The whole is set in a small area with gate and iron railings, with two small flower holders.
Materials used
Granite.
Inscription
a. In grateful memory of the / men from this district who fell / in the Great War 1914-1918
“Their bodies are buried in peace / but their name liveth for ever”.
b. And in the / Great War 1939-1945
“Their bodies are buried in peace / but their name liveth for ever”.
b. And in the / Great War 1939-1945
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Auckland and County Chronicle 08/12/1921
Source of quotation
“Their bodies are buried in peace . . .” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
Auckland and County Chronicle 08/12/1921
Source of quotation
“Their bodies are buried in peace . . .” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Bill Lowery; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (M51.01)
MIDDRIDGE Roadside
On plinth
In grateful memory of the
men from this district who fell
in the Great War 1914-1918
Arthur Butterfield
George R. Farnaby
Charles H. Hay
Jonathan C. Hutchinson
Jim Nelson
Joseph Rowlands
George Webb
William Wheldon
George S. Williams
Their bodies are buried in peace
but their name liveth for ever.
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On lower slab
And in the
Great War 1939-1945
Alfred J. Burnside
Arthur Buck
Rodger Dodds
Peter Kirby
Richard McGuire
Frank Graham
Edward Spowart
Harold E. Pearce
J. E. Huntington
Names M51.01
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