Fatfield, Bonemill Lane, war memorial

HER Number:
11254

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Fatfield, Bonemill Lane, war memorial

Place:
Fatfield

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific:
War Memorial

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Octagonal column, 4 feet high, on a 5 feet high pedestal with three steps. In a paved area with a wrought iron fence. Unveiled 22nd July 1922 by Mr Austin Kirkup. Moved here from Worm Hill (HER 7852) in 1997 and restored in 2008. A replacement cross head wsa carved, fitted and dedicated in 2012. "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN OF HARRATON PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS ST. JOHN 15.13". Includes 112 names. Sculptor was W. Reed of Newcastle. A further 12 names were added following WWII. Achieved Listed Grade II status in July 2016. It was designated for its historic and architectural interest.

Easting:
310

Northing:
539

Grid Reference:
NZ310539

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) F44.01; County Chronicle July 1922; Sunderland Echo 22nd April 2008; Historic England, 2016, Advice Report