Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Tynedale
- Town
- Snods Edge
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Faculty Granted
Date: 12 September 1921
Attended by: Undefined - Dedicated
Date: 15 April 1922
Attended by: Dr. Wild, Bishop of Newcastle. - Unveiled
Date: 15 April 1922
Attended by: Dr. Clifton Browne, M.P. for Hexham - Show More (2)
- Faculty Granted
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10263
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
In the churchyard
St John's Church
Shotley Low Quarter
Burnmill Bank
B6278
Snods Edge
Tynedale
Northumberland
DH8 9TJ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 06366 52551
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Granite Cross of Maltese type with wheel and Celtic ornaments on tapering shaft resting on three-stepped pedestals. The dedication for 1914-18 is on the front face of the top of these, the names are in two columns on the second and the quotation is on the lowest. The dates 1939-1945 appear on the top pedestal on two further sides, with three names in a single column on one side of the pedestal and four names on the other. Lettering is incised and filled with lead, using sans serif capitals throughout. “Leading to the cross are two fine oak gates, which also form part of the memorial, and which have been erected largely by the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Mackay of Eddis Bridge, who gave a generous donation.”
- Inscription
- Front face: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE HEROES OF THIS PARISH/ WHO NOBLY GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" The 2 side faces: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, John
Brown, Thomas W
Christopher, John Faill
Creighton, John
Dixon, Henry
Frater, John Charles
Hogg, Arthur
Mackenzie, Douglas
Pattinson, George F
Ridley, Thomas
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 910MM, height 4000MM, width 1100MM
Materials: Granite - Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Cross
- Listing information
- Shotley Low Quarter War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Snods Edge (St John's Church)
- WMO ID: 253777
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 14-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Consett Guardian 21 April 1922
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8837- includes photos of the unveiling
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-10263
For queries, please contact [email protected].