Bensham, Rawling Road, Church of St. Chad, Wayside Calvary
Bensham, Rawling Road, Church of St. Chad, Wayside Calvary
HER Number
11192
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Bensham, Rawling Road, Church of St. Chad, Wayside Calvary
Place
Bensham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Stands outside the east end of the church. A wayside calvary stone with a bronze crucified figure and lead lettering. There are three steps at the sides of the monument and one at the front. The wooden cross is now missing having been damaged by vandals. Insciption: "ERECTED BY THE CONGREGATION AND PARISHONERS OF ST. CHADS IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. GRANT O GOD PEACE TO THE LIVING REST TO THE DEAD".
Easting
424990
Northing
561710
Grid Reference
NZ424990561710
Sources
North East War Memorials Project Ref. B134.07 (www.newmp.org.uk); Shields Daily News 5 May 1922; Durham Record Office EP/G9 Sch 4/12