Cross 1914-18 1939-45 All Saints Churchyard

Muggleswick All Saints Church.

In churchyard

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

a. Dedicated 20th July 1920 by Bishop of Jarrow.

Silver grey granite

Local Committee

£85

Public subscription (30 subscribers) £171 12 shillings 3 pence including Lanchester Rural District Council (£8 15 shillings); Parish Council £20.

In grateful memory of
soldiers from this parish
who gave their lives for
God, King and Country
in the World War
1914-1918
Erected by Parishioners and Friends.

‘The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us’.

Wheeled cross of Celtic design on tapered pedestal standing on a shallow step and set within a small stone kerb.

The dedication is carried on the pedestal, the lettering incised and leaded.

The names are carried in a single column on each of two sides, the second side also containing the name and dates from 1939-45.

1. A surplus of money raised, amounting to £1 5 shillings and 3 pence, was donated to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.

2. Special medals were struck, at a cost of £35 12 shillings, for presentation to those who served.

3. Peace celebrations were held after the war, including tea for 170 adults and 100 children, and included sports.

4. In the Northern Echo the memorial is described as a “Cornish cross of silver grey granite”

Information on men who served with the Yorkshire Regiment
Historic England Listing

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall

Blaydon Courier
26/07/1919 reports unveiling.

Durham Chronicle
25/07/1919 briefly reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
21/07/1919 carries a sentence on the unveiling.

The Response, Journal of Northern Branch of Western Front Association, contains an article by David Thompson.

Source of quotation:
“The memory of their sacrifice is dear to us” Not ascertained.

David Thompson,
John and Mavis Dixon;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance

All the WW1 names on this memorial have been researched.

See Every Name a Story entries.