Memorial

Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald

West Hartlepool

Memorial Name: Calvary 1914-18 St. Oswald (W111.018)

NEWMP Ref No.: W111.018

Parish: West Hartlepool

Original Location:

St. Oswald’s Church, Brougham Terrace.

At the front of the church.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 1st January 1920 by Captain William Gray;
dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow.

Materials Used:

Stone from Windy Nook

Cost:

£358 and 10 pence

Present Condition: Badly eroded by salt air

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. Hicks and Charlesworth of Newcastle

Inscription:

To the
Glory of God
and in loving
and grateful
memory of
those who for
country
for home and
for us gave
their lives
in the
Great War
1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Crucifix, 16 feet (4.8m) high, on octagonal shaft standing on octagonal pedestal which stands on four steps.

The names are carved into the eight sides of the pedestal.

Names:

152 names, mostly illegible.
See Transcript

Notes:

1. An unusual feature of this Calvary is that the head is raised in triumph, not bowed in sorrow.

2. The men who returned received a letter from St. Oswald’s dated 21st February 1919, welcoming them back and saying that they had possibly not received a visit because it was impossible to visit everybody personally.

3. The names from the Memorial have been transcribed into a Book of Remembrance see W111.32. The names agree with what can be seen on the Memorial faces and the list prepared before the memorial was built.

4. The list reads John J. Hanson but the Book and the Memorial face reads John J. Hansom.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine); Sandra Scarr; Norman Carless; old photo: George Nairn

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
28/08/1915 reports proposals;
31/12/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow;
01/01/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
03/01/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
02/01/1920 reports unveiling.

 

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
George Nairn;
Dorothy Hall;
Sandra Scarr;
Norman Carless

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

WEST HARTLEPOOL   St. Oswald King and Martyr Church.  

 

  To the

  Glory of God

  and in loving

  and grateful

  memory of

  those who for

  country

  for home and

  for us gave

  their lives

  in the

  Great War

  1914-1919.

 

Face 1             Face 2             Face 3              Face 4

  Agar James         Booth William      Copeman John G.     Hansom John J.

  Airey George       Bower William      Coulson Robert      Hardy William F.

  Anderson Alexander Boyd Alexander     Crawford Edward     Harker Tom

  Armin Alexander    Bradley Albert E.  Darnell William     Harland John

  Armin William      Browning Thomas    Dobson William R.   Harris Harry

  Arnold James       Burroughs Harold   Donaghy Robert      Harvey Charles N.

  Arnold Sancton B.  Calvert Reuben     Drew Joseph         Haywood B—-  J.

  Armstrong John     Carr Edward        Duncan William H.   Haywood H—– G.

  Ashworth James T.  Carter George      Edwards Charles     Hester J—–

  Ba—– ?          Carter George W.   Eke Jonas           Heweson —–

  B—– ?           Carter Victor      Ferguson Michael    Hill Will —–

  B ?                Cherry Henry       Field William       Hole —–

  B ?                Clark John E.      Fleetham Joseph E.  Holroy ??

  B ?                Clark Robert P.    Fothergill Herbert  Hood Will ??

  B ?                Clark Samuel       Frank John G.       Hooper ??

  Biller             Clements Robert    Garthwaite Tiplady  Hutce ??

  Blackwood          Clements Sidney G. Garrington George   Hutc ??

  Bolton J           Collins Harry      Gray James          Hutt ??

  Booth E            Copeman Alfred     Greenlees Howard    Hyd ??

  

Face 5             Face 6             Face 7              Face 8

  Jackson            Matterson James M. Pritchard Walter    Sparshott Joseph

  Jacques William    Mawhinney George   Proud Archibald     St   

  Jeffries Frederick Mawhinney John R.  Proud James L.      St   

  Jenkins Matthew    McAndrew  Frank    R                   St   

  Job                McLean             ?                   St

  Joh                McLean             ?                   St

  J                  M                  ?                   Taylor

  J                  Midd               ?                   Teece

  ?                  M                  ?                   Thomp

  ?                  Moor               ?                   Turn

  ?                  Moor               ?                   Tu

  ?                  New                ?                   Un

  ?                  No                 ?                   W

  ?                  Olss               ?                   W

  ?                  Out                ?                   W

  ?                  Pa                 ?                   War

  ?                  P                  ?                   Welch

  ?                  P                  ?                   Wils

  ?                  P                  ?  Oscar            Whi   

  

—————————————————————————–

The following list has been provided by Mr. Norman Carless,

who found it in papers belonging to his grandmother.

Other than Hanson John J. which on the Memorial and

the Roll of Honour (W111.32) reads Hansom John J.

all the other names agree.

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  St.Oswald’s District War Memorial

  West Hartlepool

  —

  To the Glory of God and in loving and grateful memory of

  Those who for Country, for Home and for us gave their lives

  In the Great War, 1914-1919

  List of Names to be Inscribed on the Memorial.

  —

  Agar James           Fothergill, Herbert  Middleton, James W.

  Airey, George        Frank, John G.       Mitchell, John R.

  Anderson, Alexander  Garthwaite, Tiplady  Moor, William

  Armin, Alexander     Garrington, George   Moore, Wilfred H.

  Armin, William       Gray, James          Moulpaed, Charles de

  Arnold, James        Greenlees, Howard    Newton, Robert

  Arnold, Sancton B.   Hanson, John J.      Noble, Charles J.

  Armstrong, John      Hardy, William F.    Olsson, Oscar J.

  Ashworth, James T.   Harker, Tom          Outhwaite, Wilfred R.

  Bacon, Horace        Harland, John        Palmer, Charles

  Barrett, William     Harris, Harry        Paterson, Frank

  Bartram, Charles E.  Harvey, Charles N.   Patten, James

  Beardmore, Thomas    Haywood, Bertie J.   Pritchard, Walter

  Beck, Albert         Haywood, Herbert G.  Proud, Archibald

  Bell, James W.       Hester, John J.      Proud, James L.

  Biller, Edward J.    Heweson, Robert      Richardson, William

  Blackwood, James     Hill, William        Ridley, William C.

  Bolton, John W.      Holburn, Raymond     Ridley, Samuel S.

  Booth, Edward        Holroyd, Joseph      Robinson, Richard

  Booth, William       Hood, William K.     Robinson, Roland

  Bower, William       Hooper, Robert W.    Robertson, Robert

  Boyd, Alexander      Hutchinson, Bertie   Rowbotham, Thomas

  Bradley, Albert E.   Hutchinson, Herbert  Rumble, Alfred

  Browning, Thomas     Hutton, Oswald       Rundle, Alfred J.

  Burroughs, Harold    Hyde, Arthur         Sharpe, Herbert

  Calvert, Reuben      Jackson, Albert      Shaw, George

  Carr, Edward         Jacques, William     Simm, Harold

  Carter, George       Jeffries, Frederick  Sinden, William T.

  Carter, George W.    Jenkins, Matthew     Smith, Hilton

  Carter, Victor       Jobling, Fred        Smithson, Percy

  Cherry, Henry        Johnson, William     Smurthwaite, Oscar

  Clarke, John E.      Johnson, William T.  Sparshott, John

  Clark, Robert P.     Jolly, Arthur        Steel, William

  Clark, Samuel        Kirtley, James W.    Steggar, William

  Clements, Robert     Lake, Thomas         Stoker, Robert W.

  Clements, Sidney G.  Lake, William        Stone, William H.

  Collins, Harry       Lee, Matthew         Stuart, James

  Copeman, Alfred      Lee, Thomas          Taylor, William

  Copeman, John G.     Lindridge, William   Teece, William

  Coulson, Robert      Little, Arthur G.    Thompson, Wilfrid J.

  Crawford, Edward     Lupton, Benjamin     Turnbull, Thomas E.

  Darnell, William     Mack, Tom P.         Turner, Arthur

  Dobson, William R.   Mann, Thomas B.      Unthank, Frederick

  Donaghy, Robert      Martindale, Robert   Ward, Edward

  Drew, Joseph         Matterson, James M.  Ward, Philip

  Duncan, William H.   Mawhinney, George    Warnes, Thomas

  Edwards, Charles     Mawhinney, John R.   Warnes, Walter

  Eke, Jonas           McAndrew, Frank      Welch, George A.  

  Ferguson, Michael    McLean, Alfred       Wilson, George E.

  Field, William       McLean, Thomas       Whitford, John

  Fleetham, Joseph E.  Middlemiss, Thomas

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