Monkton War Memorial
Monkton War Memorial, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391715
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Monkton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Monkton War Memorial, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391715
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Monkton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Monkton War Memorial, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Monkton War Memorial, Monkton Lane, Monkton Village, Jarrow, NE32 5NN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Tyneside (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 32148 63731
Details
388/0/10008
MONKTON LANE
Monkton War Memorial
24-JUL-06
II
First World War memorial constructed of sandstone which takes the form of a St. Cuthbert's cross with an embossed central boss bearing the dates 1914 1918. The tapering cross shaft surmounts a chamfered rectangular plinth, placed on a chamfered base.
The main inscription on front reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM MONKTON DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ "MAY THEY REST IN PEACE"
Inscription on side reads: "GRANT LORD, THAT WE/ FULL WORTHY BE/OF THESE / OUR LOVED-OUR SACRIFICED".
Inscription on base reads: IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD/FOR THE SAFE RETURN/OF THOSE FROM MONKTON DISTRICT/WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR.
Inscription on back reads: "GRANT THAT THEY MAY LIVE TO SEE/FRUITS OF THEIR VICTORY/ALL NATIONS DRAWN TO THEE".
The 20 names of the fallen are recorded on the front face and the names of those who served are recorded in two columns on the sides and back. A polished granite tile set on a sandstone base lies on the ground at the foot of each side of the memorial, bearing the transcript of the eroded face above.
HISTORY: This memorial was erected by public subscription and unveiled on 5th February 1921. It was dedicated by Bishop Ormsby. The memorial has been recently restored and was rededicated on October 22nd 2005.
SOURCES: NEWRP ref CDM45.01
Jarrow Magazine, March 1921
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: War memorials have a very strong historical and cultural significance on both a local and national scale. Erected in 1921, this example in the form of a St. Cuthbert's Cross is a good example of a memorial dedicated to the dead of the First World War.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 495724
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/17796
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/106152
North East War Memorials, accessed 12 September 2018 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8005
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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