Throckley War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1921 sculpted by Messrs Emley of Newcastle.

MATERIALS: polished Aberdeen red granite on a freestone base.

A square, slightly tapering monument situated at the intersection of two main roads, immediately outside of the parish church. It takes the form of a square column set upon a three-stepped pedestal set upon a concrete base. The column is surmounted by a fluted dome bearing an urn. The lettering is incised and painted gold, using sans serif capitals throughout, apart from the quotation which is in plain italic capitals. The dedication is carved onto the front, west side, with the dates at the top on either side of an incised laurel wreath, and reads:

1914 1919/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THROCKLEY/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR./ THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US/ LET US TRY TO BE WORTHY/ OF THE SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ JOHN XV 13

The 56 names of the fallen are listed in alphabetical order in single columns on the north and south sides.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 February 2017.