Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 15th February 1920
Attended by: Rev W M Potts - Faculty Granted
Date: 13th August 1969
Attended by: DIocese of Newcastle upon Tyne - Dedicated
Date: 15th February 1920
Attended by: Rev J K Banks - Vicar - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48397
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Current location
St Anns Church
City Road/Breamish Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 2BL
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26091 64298
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- St Cuthberts Street
Melbourne Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 250 640
Denomination: Undefined
- St Cuthberts Street
- Description
- Celtic cross with figure of Christ on a plinth and two stepped base. Inscription of the sides of the plinth and front risers.
- Inscription
- FRONT FACE: 1914-1918/ TO THE EVERLOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF ST ST CUTHBERT'S PARISH AND CHURCH/ WHO DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE/ IN THE EUROPEAN WAR/ LORD ALL PITYING JESU BLEST/ GRANT THEN THINE ETERNAL REST/ (NAMES) SIDE FACE: FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING/ LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANTS SLEEPING OTHER FACE: (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Stephenson, Edward
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 135
Served and returned: 0
Died: 135
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- The war memorial cross of St Cuthbert's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 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
- ST CUTHBERT'S PARISH AND CHURCH - WW1
- WMO ID: 76643
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 10-04-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2005: TELEPHONE CALL FROM AN ARCHITECT STATES THAT THE INSCRIPTION IS MORE OR LESS ILLEGIBLE. THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO RECTIFY THIS. 2022. The inscription and names are totally unreadable with any certainty except for one which has been highlighted in black pen. A willow tree has been allowed to grow over the crucifix on top of the memorial. The memorial overall is in a very poor condition.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Account of unveiling: Newcastle Daily Journal 14 February 1920 Source: Media Library Published: Newcastle
- WMSNUT045
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