Memorial

Cross 1914-18 Roadside

New York

Memorial Name: Cross 1914-18 Roadside (N53.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: N53.02

Parish: New York

Original Location:

Roadside, Murton Lane / New York Road. (Beside Wheatsheaf Inn)

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled Easter Monday March 28th 1921 by Alderman Mason of Whitley Bay.
The Vicar of Shiremoor (Rev. W. Greener) conducted the memorial service.

Materials Used:

Stone

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Mr. Endean of Cramlington

Inscription:

To
the
glorious
dead
Erected by
the inhabitants of
the district
in memory of
the brave men who fell
in the war
1914 – 1918
Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride
For they died that you might live.

Memorial Description:

Cross of wheel type on splayed platform.

The cross is set on a heavy pedestal which has a wreath carved in half relief on the front and with leaves in half relief at the corners.

The words “To the Glorious Dead” are carved on the shaft of the cross.

The dedication is carried on the front of the pedestal below the cross, with the dates below this in a sunken cartouche.

The names are carried in two columns on the front of the pedestal, lettering incised using sans serif capitals.

In front a new granite plaque has been laid flat into a new sandstone paving pattern at the base of the memorial.

It is very plain, with the names laid out in the same way as those on the cross.

All lettering is incised using sans serif capitals throughout.

Names:

68 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The quotation is different from the usual one, which reads “Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride / and may ye live as nobly as they died”.

2. The memorial was erected in the school yard.

3. The replacement memorial plaque was set on the ground in front of the original memorial as the names were very hard to read.

4. This memorial is Grade 2 Listed.

External Links:

Historic England Listing.

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Linda Robinson; Robert Preston

Illustrated Chronicle
29/03/1921 has photographs of unveiling

Morpeth Herald
08/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
30/03/1921 reports unveiling

Shields Daily News
29/03/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“Pass not this stone in sorrow . . .” Not ascertained.

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould;
Janet Brown;
Philip Thirkell;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall;
Linda Robinson;
Robert Preston;
Kevin Milburn

Research In Progress:

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If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

NEW YORK, North Tyneside.

 

On shaft of cross

  To

  The

  Glorious

  Dead

  1914-1918

  —————

  Erected by

  the inhabitants of

  the District

  in memory of

  the brave men who fell

  in the war

  —————

  1914   1918

—————————————————–

On front of pedestal

              

  C.S.M. ?Keracam* J.       Pte  Boyle, W.J.

  Sergt. Harvey, A.E.        ”   Blankinburgh, J.

  ”      Heron, W.           ”   Conroy, J.

  ”      Maggs, W.           ”   Conroy, E.

  ”      Moon, C.            ”   Craven, H.

  ”      Tracey, ?I.         ”   Dunwoodie, J.  

  Cpl.   Douglas, ?C.        ”   Graham, J.

  “      Graham              ”   Graham, G.

  L/Cpl  Ashton, J.W.        ”   Grieg, D.

  ”      Belshaw, W.         ”   Hart, J.W.  

  ”      Brooks, J.          ”   Heron, T.  

  ”      Collingwood, W.     ”   Helm, J.W.   

  ”      Henderson, W.J.     ”   Irving, T.  

  ”      Stephens, J.        ”   Jackson, K.   

  ”      Strasenburgh, J.F.  ”   Liddle, R.   

  A.B.   Gott, E.            ”   Little, J.   

  ”      Henderson, V.       ”   Lister, T.  

  ”      Jackson, W.         ”   March, J.   

  ”      Strasenburgh, H.    ”   McLean, J.   

  Pte.   Adams, J.H.         ”   Miller, J.   

  ”      Alhstead, J.W.      ”   Morgan, S  

  ”      Alhstead, C.        ”   Mowat, J.R.  

  ”      Aitchison, N.       ”   Nesbit, T.   

  ”      Bell, L.            ”   Proud, M.

  ”      Beadnell, ?M.A.     ”   Riddle, ?C.

—————————————————–

On lower step

  Pte.   Ridley, T.W.    Pte. Shotton, T.   Pte.   Todd, H.

  ”      Sharkey, A.     ”   Stobart, T.    ”     Wardhaugh, F.

  ”      Storey, J.R.    ”   Taylor, A.     ”     Wright, W.

—————————————————–

On bottom step

  P.O. Waugh, R. (M.M.) Gnr. Hills, ?C.J.(M.M.) Gnr. Veitch, J.  Spr.   Mines, J

  Gnr. Dance, A.        “   McCann, W.          Sig. Palmer, E.  “      Spinks, J.

                        Slr. O’Brien, E.        Tr.  Dowie, R.W.

 

  Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride

  For they died that you might live.

—————————————————–

The new plaque reads:

To The Glorious

  Dead

   

  Erected by the inhabitants of the

  District in memory of the brave men who

  Fell in the war

  1914   1919

              

  C.S.M. Keracam, J         Pte. Boyle, WJ

  Sergt. Harvey, AE          ”   Blankinburgh, J

  ”      Heron, W            ”   Conroy, J

  ”      Maggs, W            ”   Conroy, E

  ”      Moon, C             ”   Craven, H

  ”      Tracey, I           ”   Dunwoodie, J  

  Cpl.   Douglas, R          ”   Graham, J

  ”      Graham, —          ”   Graham, G

  L/Cpl. Ashton, JW          ”   Grieg, D

  ”      Belshaw, W          ”   Hart, JW  

  ”      Brooks, J           ”   Heron, T  

  ”      Collingwood, W      ”   Helm, JW   

  ”      Henderson, WJ       ”   Irving, T  

  ”      Stephens, J         ”   Jackson, K   

  ”      Strasenburgh, JF    ”   Liddle, R   

  A.B.   Gott, E             ”   Little, J   

  ”      Henderson, V        ”   Lister, T  

  ”      Jackson, W          ”   March, J   

  ”      Strasenburgh, H     ”   McLean, J   

  Pte.   Adams, JH           ”   Miller, J   

  ”      Alhstedt, JW        ”   Morgan, S  

  ”      Alhstedt, GC        ”   Mowat, JR  

  ”      Aitchison, N        ”   Nesbit, T   

  ”      Bell, L             ”   Proud, M

  ”      Beadnell, MA        ”   Riddle, C

  

  Pte.   Ridley, TW    Pte. Shotton, T    Pte.   Todd, H

   ”     Sharkey, A     ”   Stobart, T     ”     Wardhaugh, F

   ”     Storey, JR     ”   Taylor, A      ”     Wright, W

  

  P.O.  Waugh, R (MM)  Gnr. Hills, CJ(MM)  Gnr. Veitch, J.  Spr. Mines, J

  Gnr.   Dance, A       ”   McCann, W      Sig. Palmer, E    ”   Spinks, J

                       Slr. O’Brien, E     Tr.  Dowie, RW

 

  Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride

  For they died that you might live.

  —————————————————–

  The only names which have been changed are:

 Alhstead JW and Alhstead G which now read

     Alhstedt, JW and Alhstedt G.C,

     Cpl. Douglas, ?C is now Douglas R.

     All the other queries in NEWMP’s transcription have been accepted and used.

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