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Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Easington
Town
Hesleden
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 4 December 1927
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel W Thomlinson of Seaton Carew
  • Dedicated
    Date: 4 December 1927
    Attended by: Bishop of Jarrow
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10272

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Current location

Hesleden Primary School
Church Street
Hesleden
Easington
Durham
TS27 4PP
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 44319 38199
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • St John & St Mary Church
    Church Street
    Hesleden
    Easington
    Durham
    TS27 4PP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 44192 38195
    Denomination: Church of England
  • St Andrew's Church
    Blackhall Colliery
    Easington
    Durham
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Community Centre
    Hesleden
    Easington
    Durham
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Clock, Bell and 2 Brass Plaques-1 plaque for each conflict. The clock had a blue face and gold Roman numerals, and was protected from above by an overhanging roofed frame. This is now believed to be lost The WW1 plaque was on a wooden backboard, which had been deepened to allow for the WW2 brass to be added. When relocated to Hesleden School this was lost and the plaques mounted on a new wooden backboard. The WW1 Brass has a wide border of elaborate design, culminating in squares at the four corners. The names are listed in 4 columns with incised red and black lettering, with elaborate lettering for the dedication and plain capitals for the names. The WW2 plaque is matching, but smaller, with a shelf underneath which has hooks to hang wreaths. No information is available about the bell, or where it is now, but the national bell list shows that the church only had one bell, supposedly cast in the year 1350 (so clearly moved here from elsewhere)
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF HESLEDEN/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-19/[names]/THIS CLOCK AND BELL WERE ERECTED AND THE FOLLOWING WHO FELL IN 1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, Francis W E
Baldwin, George
Bazeley, Gordon
Brown, Christopher
Brown, George
Brown, William
Carling, John
Castling, Herbert W
Cavanagh, Patrick
Clayton, Thomas
See details for all 50 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Clock
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Bells
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Durham Chronicle 9 December 1927

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