Cross 1914-18 1939-45 All Saints Churchyard

All Saints’ Churchyard

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

a. Unveiled April 1920 by J.A. Hildyard of Horsley Hall.
Dedicated by Canon Crudace, vicar of Eastgate.

Light and darker grey granite

a. Front:

Our fallen heroes
+
(Names)

Rear:
Men who served in
the Great War 1914-19
(names).
Who stands if freedom fall,
who dies if England lives

b.
Front:
(Names)

World War 1939-45
(name)
“Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends”

Cross.

This is comprised of pedestal with tapered shoulders, 80 inches high x 45 inches wide x  31 inches deep (203cms x 114cms x 79cms) at the bottom, surmounted by a small encircled cross, the whole standing on two steps.

On the front of the pedestal is fixed a plain cross, above the plaque which names those who died from both wars.

On the back of the pedestal, the words “Those who served in the Great War” are on a scroll fixed at the top.

Below this, has been affixed a shield, 24 inches high x 21 inches wide, (61cms x 53cms) which carries the names in a single column of those who served in the Great War.

The lettering and dedication are incised using elaborate capitals, the quotations being in italic capitals.

Historic England Listing

Photos: C. Sanders, Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Auckland and County Chronicle
15/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Darlington & Stockton Times (North)
17/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
12/04/1920 reports unveiling.

Weardale Museum
Folder containing information on local war memorials.

Sources of quotations
“Who stands if freedom fail . . .”: For all we have and are, Rudyard Kipling;
“Greater love hath no man . . .”: St. John 15 v 13

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
John and Mavis Dixon;
Dorothy Hall;
Ken Heatherington