Wylam War Memorial, Wylam, Northumberland.

            First World War memorial by W Dixon and Sons of Newcastle, unveiled 1923, with later additions for the Second World War.

Memorial Description Cross of Gothic type, hexagonal, on tall octagonal pedestal, total height 9m. The whole stands on a stepped base 4m in diameter. Bronze plaques each 91cm high x 51cm wide on three sides of the main pedestal bear the inscriptions, Each plaque has a raised border of string pattern, and raised lettering. The plaque bearing the dedication has a wreath in half relief at the bottom. All lettering is in elongated Roman capitals, apart from the Scripture quotation, which is in sans serif capitals. Erected by / the people of / Wylam / in grateful memory / of those who / gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1918 'They were a wall unto us / both by night and day.' / I.Sam.xxv.16.
Names: John Edward Adams Joseph Forster Appleby John Ismay Atkinson Fred Bean William Hall Bradley William Richmond Clephan George Cowings Charles Andrew Dodd John Dolan James Henry Forster William Forster Thomas Gelson Walter Hindley Wilfred Hines Frederick Hunter Jacob Irwin Frederick Johnson James Leadbitter Knott Henry Basil Knott Frederick Leathard William Macaulay Joseph Edward McCarthy William Francis McKenna Edward Dennis Tootal Barff Joseph Milburn Joseph Philip Edmondson John Thomas Nixon Sydney Elliott Gerald Paget Arthur Herdman Algernon George Parsons William Armstrong Hind Joseph Pattinson Harold Hodkinson Henry Quentin Ridley Wilfred Maddison George Robson Kenneth Noble Thomas Rutter John Pearson Charles Springett Manfred Revell Ternent Robert Turnbull Lawrence Arthur Williamson Henry Turnbull Richard Watson Alexander White William Watson Wild Charles Leyburn Wilkinson Jack Winder Frederick Henry Wright William Wrightson John William Young. The memorial was unveiled on 10 March 1923 by C.J.W. Blackett, Lord of the Manor, and dedicated by the Vicar, Reverend H.H. Barff, and the Methodist Minister, Reverend George Mills. Colonel E.P.C. Riddell C.M.G., D.S.O. gave the address. The memorial commemorates 42 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Designed by W. Dixon and Sons of Newcastle, it cost c£700, raised by public subscription. The site for the memorial was donated by the landowner, CJW Blackett. Following the Second World War the names of 11 men who died in that conflict were added.

Messrs William Dixon and Sons, surveyors and architects of Newcastle, were also responsible for the Grade II-listed Broomhaugh and Riding Mill war memorial cross.

Details
The memorial stands on War Memorial Green, to the north end of Wylam Bridge. The tall cross in Windy Nook stone comprises an ornamented Latin cross that rises from a moulded collar on a tapering shaft. The moulded shaft foot stands on a plinth, octagonal on plan, that stands on Heworth stone steps. The stepped base is surrounded by York stone flagstones.

Four of the plinth’s faces bear bronze plaques. The principal dedicatory inscription on the plaque to the front face reads ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF/ WYLAM/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ “THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY.”/ I.SAM.XXV.16. This plaque is ornamented with a small wreath and a border of interlace pattern. To either side of that plaque on the adjacent plinth faces are similar plaques listing the commemorated First World War names. The fourth plaque reads 1939 – 1945/ (11 NAMES).


Major Algernon George Parsons was born on 19th October 1886
in Ryton, Gateshead. He died on 26th April 1918 (aged 31) in 
West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium and was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Inscription
C Bty. 149th Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 26th April 1918. Age 32. Son of The Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Parsons of I Upper Brook St. London. Born Northumberland. XXVIII. C. 4.
   

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