Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Green
Reference
W100.01
Place
WHITBURN
Map ref
NZ 404617
Original Location
Village Green, opposite junction of Front Street and Sandy Chare.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 17th July 1921 by Lieut. Col. Pollard, C.M.S., D.S.O.; dedicated by the Bishop of Durham
Memorial Description
Obelisk, gently tapering, total height approx. 15 feet (4.57m). The words "Lest We Forget" are incised on the side of the column, above a bronze wreath and inverted torch.
The names are on polished panels the front and sides of the plinth.
In front and behind are polished slabs each 2 feet 3 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches wide (682mm x 1.06m) leaning against the bottom steps of the column. The lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals throughout.
The whole is set within a small flowerbed with chain link fence surround.
The names are on polished panels the front and sides of the plinth.
In front and behind are polished slabs each 2 feet 3 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches wide (682mm x 1.06m) leaning against the bottom steps of the column. The lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals throughout.
The whole is set within a small flowerbed with chain link fence surround.
Materials used
Dalbeattie granite with bronze wreath.
Inscription
a. On front
In honoured memory / of those who gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1919 / and in grateful recognition / of the patriotism of those / who served their country / in the hour of her need. Erected by the people of Whitburn
b. On first slab:
1939-1945 / Let us also remember
a. and b. On second slab:
In honoured memory / of those from Marsden District who / gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1918, 1939-45.
In honoured memory / of those who gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1919 / and in grateful recognition / of the patriotism of those / who served their country / in the hour of her need. Erected by the people of Whitburn
b. On first slab:
1939-1945 / Let us also remember
a. and b. On second slab:
In honoured memory / of those from Marsden District who / gave their lives in the Great War / 1914-1918, 1939-45.
Names
How money was raised
"Erected by the people of Whitburn"
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Borrowdale Bros., Sculptors, of Sunderland.
Ownership and maintenance
South Tyneside Council
Notes
1. The chain fence seems to have been added later, as an old photo shows the memorial standing isolated on the village green.
2. The plaque for Marsden was probably produced after the demolition of the village.
2. The plaque for Marsden was probably produced after the demolition of the village.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photograph of unveiling ceremony and other photographs: Mrs. S. Reeder; photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Lonely Tower; old postcards: George Nairn; Tony Harding
Illustrated Chronicle 16/07/1921 carries drawing and description; 19/07/1921 has photo taken at unveiling.
Northern Echo 18/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Central Library photograph c1935, Illus. by G. McVay 1949.
Source of quotation
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
Illustrated Chronicle 16/07/1921 carries drawing and description; 19/07/1921 has photo taken at unveiling.
Northern Echo 18/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Central Library photograph c1935, Illus. by G. McVay 1949.
Source of quotation
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Sybil Reeder; the late R.W. Gould; P. Thirkell; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Research In Progress
The names for 1914-18 are being researched by the Whitburn Local History Society inc. Christine Buckham
Mrs. Christine Buckham, 52 Wheatall Drive, Whitburn, Nr. Sunderland,
SR6 7HQ. 0191 5293007
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Green (W100.01)
WHITBURN Village Green
On front
In honoured memory
of those who gave their lives
in the Great War
1914-1919
and in grateful recognition
of the patriotism of those
who served their country
in the hour of her need.
Erected by the people of Whitburn
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On right side at rear left side
Richard Abbot Christopher G. Grimwood Leonard Ranson
Henry J.N.P. Allison George W. Hall William T. Sewell
John Asselbrough Robert Harper Alan Shipley
Robert Barff Robert Hogg Joseph E. Smith
Ernest J. Barkess Ralph C. Hutchinson Jacob T. Stenton
Robert H. Bruce William Jackson James Stenton
Arthur W. Buzzard Arthur Jackson Thomas P. Stenton
Thomas Buzzard Robert P. Kellett Robert Sweeting
William Chamberlain Robert Lamb William Sweeting
David Dobson Norman Laverick William Tighe
Daniel Donaldson Thomas Linford Thomes Wallace
Frederick Elliott M.M. James Miller Alexander Whyte
Robert Emmerson Robert W. Mustard John P. Wight
Hubert Farrar Robert Oliver Adolphus H. Williamson
C.M.G.
Frederick J. Forster George Patterson Charles G. Young
Robert Gibson Tom H.S. Raine Hammet Young
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On first slab:
1939-1945
Let us also remember
A.W. Aiston . J W Baldwin . E. Cauldwell
F.J. Brodhurst . A. Cocorullo . T. Coates
J. Cornthwaite . F. Curry . W. Doxford
W. Donaldson . F.R. Hall . N. Happer
E.R. Lawson . H.A. Milburn . T. Newman
H.S. Ray . R.M. Smith . C.S.W. Sweeting
J. Smithwhite . R.N. Tait . G.M. Walker
E.V. Wells . T. Wilkinson . T.A.B. Young
C. Dickinson . J.M. Tattam
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On second slab
In honoured memory
of those from Marsden District who
gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1918
J.M. Brown . W. C. Brown . D. Blakey . A. Charlton
E. Chapman . B. Farrar . N. Gouch . J.H. Hill . D. Hill
J.H. Hart . W. Lepine . R. Maddison . M. Nicholson
T. Nicholson . T.E Pond . J. Pearce . J. Storey
J. Swift . J.W. Watson . W.W. Wilson . J.C. Waller
1939-1945
R.J. Bailey . T. Bullows . D.W. Bond . L. Chapman
W. Chapman . R. McCaffery . J. Ruddock . J. Snaith
W. Cramm . G. Simpson . J. Wallace . D. Farrar
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