Memorial

Allendale Lych Gate

Lych gate

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Current Location

St Cuthbert's Church, Huntingdon Place, Allendale Town, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE47 9BA, England

NY 83773 55924

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 33710
Description: Lych gate in Gothic style covering an area 10 feet x 8 feet. Dark wood on stone base. Over the entrance is the cross of St. Cuthbert. The words "For God, King and Country" are incised into the barge boards using Gothic lettering. On a beam above the first centre panel are inscribed the words “Roll of Honour”. The inner walls have been divided into three panels on each side. The centre panel on each side bears a dedication, while the two outer panels on each side bear names. Lettering is Roman capitals. The parapet is of dressed stone from a local quarry. The stone flags are from an old smelt mill. Oak woodwork.
Inscription: (ACROSS GATE) FOR GOD + KING AND COUNTRY + (CENTRE PANEL SIDE 1) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ THIS LYCH GATE IS DEDICATED (CENTRE PANEL SIDE 2) THEY WHOM THIS LYCH GATE COMMEMORATES/ WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO AT/ THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL/ THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM ENDURED HARDNESS,/ FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT/ OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY/ AND SELF SACRIFICE BY GIVING UP/ THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHER MEN MIGHT/ LIVE IN FREEDOM. LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER/ SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES/ BE NOT FORGOTTEN/ (NAMES) On a beam: Roll / of / Honour./1939-1945/[names]

Maker(s): MESSRS J & W NEWMAN, Mason
MR PERCY APPLEBY, Wood Carver
MR J LANDELL NICHOLSON, Designer
Maintenance History: CURRENT CONDITION GOOD BUT ORIGINAL GATES WERE LOST C 1969. In 2006 War Memorials Trust made a grant of £2,900 towards the restoration of the lychgate