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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Easington
- Town
- Haswell
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 18 Jul 1920
Attended by: Capt. E.H. Veitch, 8th D.L.I. - Dedicated
Date: 18 Jul 1920
Attended by: Rev. G.S. Skene, Vicar. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71118
Current location
in the churchyard
St Paul's Church
Church Street
Haswell
Easington
Durham
DH6 2DZ
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 37462 43171
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Polished Grey Granite Cross, total height 7 feet 2 inches, set on a sturdy pedestal 1 foot 1 inch high x 4 feet 3 inches square. The whole stands in a flagged area with 6 inch stone raised border. There is a pattern inserted in white around the top of the pedestal. A narrow white line has also been inserted to delineate the panels with an arched top. The dedication is on the front, names are in a single column on each of the other three sides, using sans serif capitals.
- Inscription
- Greater love hath no / man than this, that / a man lay down his life / for his friends.” / Roll of Honour / Names of the men / from the parish of Haswell / who gave their lives / for their King & Country / in the Great War / 1914-1919. / “Their bright spirits still / tenant the hearts of those / who loved them. They lie / imperishably fair, crowned / with the garlands of / immortal youth”. /[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bainbridge, Ralph
Bainbridge, Walter
Barras, James Alma
Beadmore, Norman
Bell, James
Bennett, Simon
Bentham, Edward
Bowman, Thomas
Brackenbury, George
Brown, John
See details for all 83 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 83
Served and returned: 0
Died: 83
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Haswell 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
- HASWELL
- WMO ID: 179438
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 23-08-2017]
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- Costs
Memorial: £220
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9459
- Sunderland Echo 19/7/1920 p.4
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