Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 Village Green
Reference
S32.01
Place
SIMONBURN
Map ref
NY 872736
Original Location
On village green.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 30th May 1920 by Brig. Gen. W.H. Allgood, C.M.G., D.S.O. Dedicated by the Rector of Simonburn.
Memorial Description
Cross of wheeled type with Celtic decoration 9 feet 6 inches tall, measuring 24 inches across the arms of the cross and 13 inches x 7 inches wide at its base, standing on a rectangular pedestal which bears the inscription. This in turn stands on three wide, shallow steps which are set into an octagonal gravelled area. The whole is surrounded by eight low concrete posts supporting a single-link chain. The inscription is incised using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Portland stone
Inscription
in abiding memory of those
men of the parish of Simonburn
who for Home and Country
served in the Great War this
cross here stands in our midst.
MDCCCCXX
Names
None.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Hart, Peard, Son & Co., London and Birmingham.
Ownership and maintenance
Handed to Parish Council at unveiling ceremony.
Notes
1. From the area, 79 men served, of whom 10 died and 12 were wounded.
2. The unveiling had to be postponed from 22nd May because the plaque to go in the church had gone astray. The plaque was unveiled on the same day as the cross.
3. In 2005 there were suggestions that the names should be added somewhere.
2. The unveiling had to be postponed from 22nd May because the plaque to go in the church had gone astray. The plaque was unveiled on the same day as the cross.
3. In 2005 there were suggestions that the names should be added somewhere.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Ken and Dorothy Southern; Rodney Higgins; old postcard: Tony Harding; John S. Perry
Newcastle Central Library photo 1966.
Morpeth Herald 04/06/1920 gives brief report of unveiling ceremony.
Hexham Courant carries report of unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 29/05/1920 announces unveiling on 30/5/1920.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/05/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 21/05/1920 reports delay in unveiling through late arrival of tablet; 24/05/1920 reports unveiling 30th May.
Hexham Weekly News 04/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 01/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Central Library photo 1966.
Morpeth Herald 04/06/1920 gives brief report of unveiling ceremony.
Hexham Courant carries report of unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 29/05/1920 announces unveiling on 30/5/1920.
Newcastle Daily Journal 05/05/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 21/05/1920 reports delay in unveiling through late arrival of tablet; 24/05/1920 reports unveiling 30th May.
Hexham Weekly News 04/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 01/06/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy & the late Ken Southern; P. Thirkell; John S. Perry; Janet Brown; Tony Harding; Rodney Higgins; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Alan Grint has researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude, 2011 Ergo Press ISBN 9780955751098 :-Cogito books 01434 60255
Cross 1914-18 Village Green (S32.01)
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Parish Notes
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