Description

NZ 0863 - 0963 OVINGHAM WEST ROAD

22/120 Monument to John Wormald
c30 yards west of Churst of
St. Mary

GV II

Churchyard memorial. 1874. By R.L. Armstrong. Ashlar. Inscribed plinth with statue
above. 2-stage square base has rounded top edge with leafy carving. Square column
above with cable-moulded edges and inscription:

Erected by the workers of Prudhoe Colliery in memory of John Wormald aged 57
years who accidentally lost his lefe on the first day of June 1874 on the engine
plane while following his vocation as overman in Prudhoe Colliery.
A constant friend to those under his charge and a man of an affectionate and
amiable disposition and endeared to all who knew him.

Above this a concave cornice with leaf carving and the figure of the deceased kneeling
on one knee with his elbow resting on his other knee. Very rustic carving.

Listing NGR: NZ0845163708

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26651700

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]