2015

NY6661 : War Memorial near Kellah (detail)

taken 9 years ago, near to Rowfoot, Northumberland, England

War Memorial near Kellah (detail)
War Memorial near Kellah (detail)
The plaque at the base of the memorial reads:

Praise God for James Hope Wallace Lieut. 4th Northumberland Fusiliers
Who fell in action at Wancourt near Arras on September 15th 1917

Jesu Mercy
Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty:
They shall behold the land that is very far off.

Just visible at the base of the pedestal are the words:
Love is strong as death.
War Memorial near Kellah

Crucifix, with gable top, about 12 feet high, on slender octagonal shaft resting on octagonal pedestal which rests on a two octagonal steps. The inscription is in a sunken panel on one side of the pedestal in Roman capitals.

The monument stands beside a minor road east of Kellah where it is crossed by the route of the Maiden Way Roman Road. It was erected by the Hope Wallace family in memory of their father who lost his life in the First World War, although other sources say it was by his wife as the spot chosen is said to be where they said good-bye before going to war.
North East War Memorials Project: LinkExternal link


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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 September, 2015   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 26 September, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6657 6125 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 66573 61253
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