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Latitude: 55.0156 / 55°0'56"N
Longitude: -1.5695 / 1°34'10"W
OS Eastings: 427624
OS Northings: 569090
OS Grid: NZ276690
Mapcode National: GBR KBHF.0V
Mapcode Global: WHC3K.V6S9
Plus Code: 9C7W2C8J+65
Entry Name: 1914-18 War memorial in St Bartholomew's Churchyard, Longbenton
Listing Date: 4 October 2012
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1410079
ID on this website: 101410079
Location: St Bartholomew's Church, Benton, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE12
County: North Tyneside
Electoral Ward/Division: Longbenton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Longbenton
Traditional County: Northumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: Long Benton St Bartholomew
Church of England Diocese: Newcastle
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial
First World War memorial, unveiled in 1922.
The memorial is situated within the churchyard of St Bartholomew and takes the form of a tall and slender tapering octagonal white granite cross shaft surmounted by a bronze foliated circular cross head; the centre of the crosshead has the entwined initials I H S (the first three letters of the Greek spelling of Jesus). The cross is set upon a pair of tapering octagonal pedestals, all of which rest upon a circular base.
The inscription on the front face of the lower plinth reads:
LEST WE FORGET and ERECTED BY/ PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION
The inscription on faces two, three and four of the upper plinth reads:
1914-1918/ TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN/ THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR/ COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ AND WHOSE /NAMES ARE RECORDED/ ON A/ TABLET IN THE CHURCH.
The names of ten men who fell on active service but are not recorded on the church tablet are inscribed on face six of the upper plinth and the names of eight men who died of their wounds are inscribed on face one.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 8 February 2017.
This war memorial was commissioned by Longbenton Burial Board and funds were raised by public subscription. It was unveiled at a ceremony on 6th May 1922 by Pte. T. D. Nicholson and was dedicated by Dr Wild, Bishop of Durham. Eight men who died of their wounds are buried in plots arranged in an arc around the war memorial and marked by commemorative tablets.
Long Benton war memorial is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: it is a poignant reminder of the impact of tragic world events upon an individual community and, thus, has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context;
* Design: it is a well executed war memorial incorporating a tall, slender granite cross with foliate cross head.
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