Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Chester Le Street
- Town
- Pelton Fell
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Afghanistan (2001-2014)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42038
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Current location
BATTLE GREEN
Pelton Fell
Chester Le Street
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 254 522
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- ON THREE STEPPED BASE, WITH NAME PLAQUES WREATH IN HALF RELIEF ON FROTN AND REAR FACES
- Inscription
- (PLAQUE AT BASE) IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE OF PELTON FELL AND DISTRICT/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 (REAR TABLETS) IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE OF PELTON FELL AND DISTRICT/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) (UPPER PLAQUE) IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF PELTON FELL & DISTRICT/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) (UPPER PLAQUE REAR) IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF PELTON FELL & DISTRICT WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alderson, C
Batty, R
Berwick, T
Bird, J
Bland, J S
Bradford, G A
Brown, J R
Budd, G
Buffman, H A
Chapman, G
See details for all 115 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 136
Served and returned: 0
Died: 136
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - Afghanistan (2001-2014)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Sjt S Campbell
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Copper - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black - Cenotaph
Measurements: depth 7FT, height 30FT, width 10FT
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Plaque
- Listing information
- Pelton Fell Cenotaph and memorial gates
- 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
- Condition
- Pelton Fell Cenotaph
- WMO ID: 159842
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 04-12-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- SOME GRAFFITI AND SLIGHT DAMAGE (MAY 2000)
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- CDP27.01
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