Memorial

Horncliffe And District Cross

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Current Location

Outside the church, Horncliffe United Reformed Church, Main St, Horncliffe, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2XW, England

NT 93002 49892

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 33471
Description: Sandstone cross, the upper part decorated with a Celtic knotwork design and the lower part bearing the dedication. The cross stands on a tapering plinth bearing 16 names from WW1. This plinth stands on a second plinth bearing the incised quotation "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS". Below is a third plinth bearing one name from WW2. The whole stands on a stone base.
Inscription: IN/ PROUD AND/ LOVING/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ HORNCLIFFE/ AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAME) A small plaque attached to the rear of the cross records the renovation of the memorial by the Berwick upon Tweed Preservation Trust in May 2016 using funds provided by the Grinham family.

Maker(s): J & J Young, Norham, Mason
Mr G Purves of Horncliffe, Builder
Maintenance History: When the memorial was moved in 2003, the WW1 names were weathered, so they plus the WW2 name were inscribed on a stainless steel plaque which was fixed to the first plinth covering the weathered inscription. When the memorial was renovated in 2016, the plaque was moved to the back of the memorial and the original weathered lettering restored. (Information from the North East War Memorials Project at http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7670.)