Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Tynedale
Town
Birtley
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33785

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Current location

roadside outside St Giles Church
Birtley
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE48 3HL
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 87786 77979
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Latin Cross erected on stepped pedestal. The cross is carved with a rifle slung across the front and a wreath at the crossing. The dedication is on a stone immediately below the cross, on a plaque carved to look like a scroll. The names are in a single column on the main pedestal, those from 1914-18 on the front and one name from 1939-45 on the left hand side. The names are in sans serif capitals.
Inscription
IN/ HONOUR OF/ THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allgood, Bertram
Brown, Thomas
Charlton, John A
Hutchinson, John T
Hutton, Alexander
Lauderdale, Thomas
Milburn, William
Robson, William E
Smith, John L
Southern, John G
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 2500MM
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Base
    Measurements: height 610MM, width 610MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • War Memorial by the Church of St Giles
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
In 2006 a War Memorials Trust grant of £100 was given towards a condition survey. The condition survey would help the Trust understand the condition of the memorial and whether or not it was in need of any restoration. Following the results of the condition survey a further application was made and in 2007 War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £860 for works to steam clean the surfaces, replace missing letters and secure remaining ones, repoint defective joints and apply biocide to inhibit the growth of lichen.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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.

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