Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Roll of honour or book of remembrance
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Durham
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- George D. Charlton, Barnhill, Dundee, late of Crook (Undefined)
George D. Charlton, Barnhill, Dundee, late of Crook (Calligrapher) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: Nov 1920
Attended by: Mr T. Finlay of Fir Tree
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71463
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Current location
Reference M/Cr 296 1 and 2
Durham Archives Centre
County Hall
Durham
Durham
Durham
DH1 5UL
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 26775 43541
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Wesleyan Methodist Church
Hope Street
Crook
Wear Valley
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Methodist
- Wesleyan Methodist Church
- Description
- Two matching Rolls of Honour each bearing half the names. At centre top is a badge with the name of the church below. Beneath this is a swag on which is an open book. On either side is a laurel wreath surrounding a lamp with a flame. At bottom left on one roll is a picture of St. George bearing a sword aloft. On the other is an angel holding aloft a laurel wreath. The names are listed in three columns on each, the whole is printed using elaborate lettering for the titles and dedication and lower case lettering for the names.
- Inscription
- First Roll-Crook Wesleyan Church./Roll of Honour./To the Glory of God and in loving / remembrance of the men of this congregation / who served in the Great War 1914-1919./The tumult and the/Shouting checks/The Captains and the Kings depart/Still stands thine/Ancient Sacrifice/An humble and a/Contrite heart/Lord God of hosts/Be with us yet/Lest we forget!/Lest we forget!/Kipling/[names] Second Roll-Crook Wesleyan Church./Roll of Honour./To the Glory of God and in loving / remembrance of the men of this congregation / who served in the Great War 1914-1919/To the Glory of God and in loving/ remembrance of the men of this congregation/who served in the Great War 1914-1919./Greater love/hath no man/than this, that/a man lay/down his life/for his friends/John 15 verse 13/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, W
Alderson, Jg
Armstrong, A
Armstrong, Jr
Askew, A
Askwith, Ge
Askwith, Wh
Auton, W
Bland, W
Bowes, E
See details for all 124 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 124
Served and returned: 102
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Roll of honour
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Paper
- Roll of honour
- 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
- Auckland Chronicle 2/12/1920 reports unveiling; 13/1/1921 also reports sale of booklets
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10733
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