The war memorial cross of St Cuthbert's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne

The Portland stone memorial, c4m tall, stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Ann (Grade I-listed), to the south-west of the church tower. It takes the form of a wheel-head cross rising from a pedestal, square on plan. The pedestal stands on a two-stepped base.

The arms of the cross head, and the cross shaft, are ornamented with complex interlace patterns carved in relief, whilst the wheel is decorated with carved concentric circles of rope. The figure of Christ crucified on a plain Latin cross hangs on the front face of the cross head, carved in relief. The upper surfaces of the pedestal are also carved with interlace.

The principal dedicatory inscription incised into the front face of the pedestal reads: 1914-1918/ TO THE EVER LOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF ST. CUTHBERT'S PARISH AND CHURCH/ WHO DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE/ IN THE EUROPEAN WAR. The front and side risers of the base are inscribed: LORD ALL PITYING, JESU BLEST/ GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST and FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING/ LEAVE WE NOW THY SERVANTS SLEEPING. The commemorated names are carved into the pedestal’s other faces.

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.