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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Middlesbrough
Town
Normanby
County
Cleveland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30758

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Current location

Smiths Dock Park
Smiths Dock Park Road
Normanby
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS6 0JN
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 54230 18310
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
At the head of a short avenue of yews in Smith’s Dock Park at the end of Smith’s Dock Road. The memorial takes the form of a stone plinth surmounted by a tapered, corniced cenotaph. The cenotaph is flanked by pilasters with reeded necking. At the top of the cenotaph is a carved wreath.
Inscription
Front face: 1914 - 1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOUR OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN MEMORIAM / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOUR OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN MEMORIAM / ERECTED BY SMITHS DOCK COMPANY LTD / IN MEMORY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES / FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / JULY 1922 Seven bronze plaques: The first plaque is inscribed with TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / THE HONOUR / OF THEIR / COUNTRY. The second to fifth plaques read IN MEMORIAM / 1914 – 1918 / (NAMES). The sixth plaque reads IN MEMORIAM / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES). The seventh plaque reads (NAMES) / ERECTED BY / SMITH’S DOCK COMPANY LIMITED / IN MEMORY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES / FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / JULY 1922 / THIS CENOTAPH WAS REFURBISHED BY THE / FRIENDS OF SMITH’S DOCK PARK WAR MEMORIAL / JULY 2011.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agar, W
Aitken, T W
Algy, W
Annette, F
Atkinson, A
Badsey, B
Bennett, E T
Boyes, T
Boylan, I
Boyles, P
See details for all 140 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 141
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 141
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 39
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 39
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Smith's Dock Company War Memorial, Normanby
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference

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