Memorial Details
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Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 The Heugh
Reference
H65.01
Place
HOLY ISLAND
Map ref
NU 126417
Original Location
On The Heugh, next to the coastguard station.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 4th June 1922 by Major Morley Crossman, D.S.O..
Memorial Description
Cross, tall, tapering and plain, in 13th Century style with chamfered corners on two-stepped plinth. Total height 17 feet, 13 inches wide at base, with bases widening to 55 inches at bottom. The names from 1914-18 are recorded on the east face, and those from 1939-45 on the west. Lettering is incised in sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Pink ashlar
Inscription
a. To the glory of God / and in grateful memory of / our glorious dead / 1914-1918
b. To the glory of God / and in grateful memory of / our glorious dead / 1939-1945
b. To the glory of God / and in grateful memory of / our glorious dead / 1939-1945
Names
Present condition
Good
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Ownership and maintenance
Ownership uncertain; no maintenance.
Notes
1. This is the same as the memorial at Hartburn. These two are the only memorials known to have been designed by Sir Edward Lutyens in the county.
2. The cross was snapped in half by hurricane force winds in the winter of 1983-84 (Sunday Sun 26/08/1984)
3. The cross was upgraded to Grade II* in Heritage England Listing in 2015.
2. The cross was snapped in half by hurricane force winds in the winter of 1983-84 (Sunday Sun 26/08/1984)
3. The cross was upgraded to Grade II* in Heritage England Listing in 2015.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Brian Wilson; Lonely Tower; old postcards: Tony Harding; John S. Perry
Alnwick & County Gazette 10/06/1922 reports unveiling
Sunday Sun 26/08/1984 reports cross being snapped in half.
Lutyens and the Great War Tim Skelton and Gerald Gliddon, 2008, Frances Lincoln Ltd., ISBN 978 0 7112 2878 8, pages 83, 155, 169
Alnwick & County Gazette 10/06/1922 reports unveiling
Sunday Sun 26/08/1984 reports cross being snapped in half.
Lutyens and the Great War Tim Skelton and Gerald Gliddon, 2008, Frances Lincoln Ltd., ISBN 978 0 7112 2878 8, pages 83, 155, 169
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Berwick upon Tweed Town Council; G. Bell (N. Sunderland & Seahouses LHS); P. Thirkell; Northumberland County Council; Tony Harding; John S. Perry; Brian Wilson
Research In Progress
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Cross 1914-18 1939-45 The Heugh (H65.01)
HOLY ISLAND, Beside Coastguard Station.
On east face
To the glory of God
and in grateful memory of
our glorious dead
1914 - 1918
W.R. Morley Crossman Lieut. K.R.R.
George D. Cromarty Pte. N.F.
James B. Patterson Pte. D.L.I.
William Wilson Pte. R.D.F.
Joseph Tough Driver R.G.A.
Adam Shell R.N.R.T.A.B.
James Markwell R.N.R.T.A.B.
Thomas Markwell R.N.R.T.A.B.
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On west face
To the glory of God
and in grateful memory of
our glorious dead
1939 - 1945
Adam Shell Henderson R.N.R.T.A.B.
Thomas Walker Stoker R.N.
George Cromarty Douglas, Sgt. R.A.
NameH65.01
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