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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Ireshopeburn
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71204
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Current location
High House Chapel-now the Weardale Museum
A689
to the east of the village
Ireshopeburn
Wear Valley
Durham
DL13 1HD
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 87263 38545
Denomination: Methodist
- Description
- Roll of Honour 75 cm high x 61.5 cm wide of popular pre-printed design in narrow gilded frame. There is a wide border of laurel leaves, with a rose on the top left corner, a thistle in top right, a daffodil in lower right and a shamrock in lower left. The words “Roll of Honour” are on a ribbon at the top, in black lettering with green capitals and green shadowing. Below this are the words “For King and Country” on a ribbon in green lettering, with the union flag and wreath behind. The names and regiments are handwritten in four columns, two columns holding names and the other two containing the regiments. Three names are outlined, presumably these were killed.
- Inscription
- Roll of Honour / For King and Country / High House Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday School / Names of those who have been or are now connected with the / above who served in the Great World War 1914-1918 /[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Elliot, John Gilbert
Elliot, Kitchener
Featherstone, George
Featherstone, Harold
Featherstone, Septimus
Featherstone, Sylvester
Graham, John Joseph
Hodgson, John Edwin
Hodgson, Robt William
Lowes, John Joseph
See details for all 26 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 23
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, regiment
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper, Wood, Glass
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Ken Heatherington has researched the names on the local memorials. His research is available at Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn Co Durham DL13 1HD. www.weardalemuseum.org.uk Opening Hours 2pm - 5pm, Easter and Bank Holidays, May, June, July, Sept, and October (Wednesday to Sunday inclusive). Every afternoon in August
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9699
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