Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Stations of the cross
- District
- Blyth Valley
- Town
- Annitsford
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: October 1923
Attended by: Dr Wheatley of Willimgton Quay
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34301
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Current location
St John the Baptist Church
Annitsford
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE23 7QR
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26992 74911
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- 14 Stations of the Cross with 2 brass dedication plaques- 1 for each conflict
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR / TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD / AND AS AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE / TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR CONGREGATION / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / THIS SET OF STATIONS OF THE CROSS ARE DEDICATED / [NAMES] / GREATER LOVE HATH MAN THAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR A FRIEND / REQUIESCANT IN PACE 1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Agan, Unwin
Angus, John
Archer, Mick
Brannigan, James
Colquhon, Edward
Conlon, Patrick
Dixon, William
Donnison, Thomas
Donnison, William
Harbertson, John
See details for all 26 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Stations of the Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown - Undefined
Measurements: height 300mm, width 300mm
Materials: Brass - Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 300mm, width 300mm
Materials: Brass
- Stations of the 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Morpeth Herald 26/10/1923
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