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    Memorial

    Hallington, Bingfield and Cocklaw

    Hallington, Bingfield and Cocklaw

    Source: Copyright Derek Rootham

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    Current Location

    crossroads between Hallington and Bingfield, Hallington, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE19 2LJ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NY 98462 74402

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    33947
    Description
    Grey cornish granite Cross, total height 14 feet, 1 foot square, of octagonal shape. This stands on a rough stone pedestal 3 feet high and 5 feet square, the front of which has been smoothed for the inscription. This in turn stands on two wide stone steps one foot deep. The leaded letters are all in sans serif capitals.
    Inscription
    IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM HALLINGTON AND BINGFIELD/ DISTRICT, WHO SERVED 1914 - 1918/ THE FOLLOWING DIED FOR ENGLAND/ (NAMES)/ "THEY SOUGHT THE GLORY OF THEIR COUNTRY,/ THEY SEE THE GLORY OF GOD"
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    surname, rank,regiment,forename
    Order of names
    rank THEN surname
    Maker(s)
    • MESSRS R B AVES, Makers

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Sponsored By
    Public subscription; balance met by Misses Spencer of Hallington Demesne
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Site given by Mr. W. Stephenson of Elands Green, Ponteland

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    5 September 1921

    Colonel E.P.A. Riddell, C.M.G., D.S.O

    Dedicated

    5 September 1921

    Rev. W.W. Lunden, chairman of the war memorial committee and rector

    Custodian
    The memorial was handed over to the Chairmen of the parishes of Hallington, Bingfield and Cocklaw at the unveiling

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1437150

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437150 (accessed 10/06/2026)

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    253810

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    • http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7568
    • Newcastle Daily Journal 19 February 1920 reports 1. At a service at Bingfield, it was reported that from Hallington and Bingfield villages, 6 men out of a population of 41 had served. The names are on the memorial at Wall. 2. Men returning were each presented with a gold medal, raised by public subscription.
    • Newcastle Daily Chronicle 2 September 1921 reports proposed unveiling; 6 September 1921 reports unveiling and has a slight difference in one of the names: Pte. William Forster instead of Walter Forster