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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Witton Gilbert
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 01st September 1922
Attended by: Lt Col Jr Ritson TD of Sniperley Hall - Unveiled
Date: 5 Nov 1978
Attended by: Captain D Brown - Rededicated
Date: 05th November 1978
Attended by: Fr Ian Hoskins - Dedicated
Date: 01st September 1922
Attended by: Revd W A Elder, Curate of Witton Gilbert - Show More (3)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10252
Current location
junction of Sacriston Lane/Briar Lea
Witton Gilbert
Durham
Durham
DH7 6RQ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 23599 46191
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Witton DEne (a small wooded valley south of the main street)
Witton Gilbert
Durham
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Witton DEne (a small wooded valley south of the main street)
- Description
- TWO STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE SURMOUNTED BY SHAFT AND ST CUTHBERT'S CROSS. INSCRIPTION ON THE SIDES OF THE SHAFT AND NAMES ON THE STEPS INSCRIPTION AROUND THE BASE OF PLINTH
- Inscription
- GREATER/ LOVE/ HATH/ NO MAN/ THAN TO/ LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR/ HIS FRIEND/ WITTON GILBERT WAR MEMORIAL/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ OF LOCAL HEROES WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS/ LORD GRANT THEM EVERLASTING PEACE/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- [?], Robert Wilkinson
Armstrong, Joseph
Beardmore, Joseph
Bramfitt, E
Brown, Thomas
Brown, William Henry
Burdon, J W
Carr, Cuthbert
Carroll, J
Clark, Arthur Ernest
See details for all 53 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 43
Served and returned: 0
Died: 43
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, regiment, rank, year of death
Order of information: year of death THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 900MM, height 4500MM, width 900MM
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Witton Gilbert
- WMO ID: 233548
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 15-01-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2001: IN NEED OF SOME REPAIR DUE TO WEATHERING; 2000-Letters recut & memorial cleaned by Abbey Stonecraft
- Costs
Memorial: £400
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- DURHAM COUNTY ADVERTISER 07 MAY 1920
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9194
- SUNDERLAND NEWS 07 SEP 1922
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