Memorial

St Hildas Church - Cross

Source: Copyright James Lister

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Current Location

St Hildas Church, Market Place, South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE33 1DX, England

NZ 36100 67067

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17840
Description: Tall tapering shaft surmounted by Cross of St Hilda, with crucified figure in half relief. The monument stands on a shallow plinth, resting on three steps. The dedication is down the shaft, letters formed to stand proud using Roman capitals. On the back in a shallow niche is carved the figure of St Hilda holding a model of her church worked in half relief. The column stands on a substantial base, approach by three steps. The names are incised on the main plinth, in two columns on each face, using plain capital throughout. The whole stands in a railed area with grass round the edges.
Inscription: COLUMN: TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED / IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1921 IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF THE DECLARATION OF PEACE IN THE / GREAT EUROPEAN WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO FOUGHT AND FELL FOR THEIR SOVEREIGN AND / EMPIRE BY SEA LAND AND AIR PLINTH SIDE 1: 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) PLINTH, OTHER SIDES: (NAMES)

Unveiled

November 1921

UNKNOWN

Cross

Height: 6850mm

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good