Memorial Details
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Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Garden
Reference
H35.01
Place
HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL
Map ref
NZ 133669
Original Location
Village, at junction of B6528 and B6318 roads. It stands in the Knott Memorial Garden, see H35.02
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 11th November 1922 by Sir Loftus Bates
Memorial Description
Cross of Celtic type 11 feet 6 inches (4 m) high decorated with a Crusader’s sword carved in half relief. It rests on a pedestal of rough stone with rounded corners. The front face of this has been smoothed out to carry the dedication, which is made of letters attached to the monument, using sans serif capitals throughout. The names from 1914-18 are listed in two columns. The names from 1939-45 are on the riser of the top step, listed in three columns, the lettering made in the same way.
The whole rests on a four-stepped base 260 x 233 cm.
The whole rests on a four-stepped base 260 x 233 cm.
Materials used
Cornish granite
Inscription
a. To the glory of God / and in loving memory of / those from this parish / who laid down their lives / for their country during the Great War / 1914-1918
"So they passed over, and all the trumpets / sounded for them on the other side".
b. Also to the memory of those of this parish who fell / in the Second Great War 1939-1945
b. Also to the memory of those of this parish who fell / in the Second Great War 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee.
Cost
£170
How money was raised
Public subscription. Sir James Knott gave a donation and the site. Concrete foundation given by Throckley Coal Co.
Present condition
Good, although some of the letters have disappeared.
Notes
1. At Christmas 2005 the top of the cross was decorated with holly in the form of a cross.
2. The site was Heddon Pond which originally was a Roman fosse, built by Roman military engineers in vulnerable places of the Roman Wall. This filled up over the centuries and became a shallow pond which was filled in by Sir James Knott.
3. From the Heddon district, including Heddon Colliery, over 200 men served, of whom 15 were killed.
4. In October 1922, a month before the unveiling, a car was completely wrecked after it crashed into the foundations of the memorial. Four men were remanded at North Shields.
5. James Leadbitter Knott –see Every Name a Story
Henry Basil Knott see Every Name a Story
Thomas Garbutt Knott see Every Name a Story
2. The site was Heddon Pond which originally was a Roman fosse, built by Roman military engineers in vulnerable places of the Roman Wall. This filled up over the centuries and became a shallow pond which was filled in by Sir James Knott.
3. From the Heddon district, including Heddon Colliery, over 200 men served, of whom 15 were killed.
4. In October 1922, a month before the unveiling, a car was completely wrecked after it crashed into the foundations of the memorial. Four men were remanded at North Shields.
5. James Leadbitter Knott –see Every Name a Story
Henry Basil Knott see Every Name a Story
Thomas Garbutt Knott see Every Name a Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Christmas decoration: Tony Harding
Illustrated Chronicle 04/08/1922 and 03/08/1922 report proposed memorial; 10/10/1922 reports car crash; 13/11/1922 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“So they passed over . . .” Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan
Illustrated Chronicle 04/08/1922 and 03/08/1922 report proposed memorial; 10/10/1922 reports car crash; 13/11/1922 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“So they passed over . . .” Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan
External web link
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; G. and J. Brown; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Garden (H35.01)
HEDDON ON THE WALL, in Memorial Garden.
To the glory of God
and in loving memory of
those from this parish
who laid down their lives
for their country during the Great War
1914-1918
Robert Armatage Henry Murray
Gilbert T. Barron Thomas O'Neil
William E. Eddy William A.H. Scarlett
George J. Gibson Ralph Eustace-Smith
Thomas Gibson John R. Watson
James L. Knott Harold Whitton
H. Basil Knott Albert Wolland
John Laws John Wright
"So they passed over, and all the trumpets
sounded for them on the other side".
Also to the memory of those of this parish who fell
in the Second Great War 1939-1945
William C. Hall Ronald C. Sinclair John T. Burns
Evan E. Morgan David C. Barrett Maurice Jewitt
NamesH35.01
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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