Monument 1914-18 Roadside

Roadside, by St. Mary’s Parish Church, Throckley, east of Hexham Road roundabout.

1914-18

Unveiled 27th August 1921 by Major W.E. Stephenson of Throckley House;
dedicated by Rev. R. Irvine.

Aberdeen red granite on freestone base.

War Memorial Committee, Chairman Cllr. G. Irving.

c£400

Public subscription

Messrs. Emley of Newcastle

1914 1919
In honoured memory of
the men of Throckley
who made the Supreme
Sacrifice in the Great War.

They gave their lives for us,
let us try to be worthy
of the sacrifice.

Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends.
John XV, 13.

Monument, square, approximately 6 feet 6 inches high (2m), very slightly tapering, on two steps standing on a stone base, and topped by a dome supporting an urn.

The lettering is incised and painted gold, using sans serif capitals throughout, apart from the quotation which is in plain italic capitals.

The dedication is on the front, with the dates at the top on either side of an incised laurel wreath.

The names are listed in a single column on each of the south west and north east faces, incised in sans serif capital letters and gilded.

Historic England Listing

Photos: J. Brown; Muriel Sobo; Mike Pearce; old postcard: Tony Harding

Blaydon Courier
10/06/1920 reports massive fund raising event towards the cost of the memorial;
27/08/1921 reports plans for unveiling;
03/09/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle
29/08/1921 reports unveiling with photos.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
25/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling;
29/08/1921 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
03/09/1921 reports unveiling.

Sunday Sun
28/08/1921 reports unveiling

Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985.

Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13

F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985);
George and Janet Brown;
P. Thirkell;
Muriel Sobo;
David Heslop (Tyne-Wear County Archaeologist);
Tony Harding;
Mike Pearce;
Dorothy Hall;
Colin Cresswell

Colin Cresswell has researched all the names on the Memorial.