Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Sedgefield
Town
Byers Green
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12th April 1925
    Attended by: Dr. T. A. Beresford Kane of Bishop Auckland
  • Dedicated
    Date: 12th April 1925
    Attended by: Rev. F. E. Loxley, Rector of Byers Green.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10304

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Current location

On High Street adjacent to St. Peter's Church of England Church
Opposite Recreational Green.
Junction High Street and Hagg Lane
Byers Green
Sedgefield
Durham
DL16 7NP
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 22523 33793
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tall stone column surmounted by a St. Cuthbert's Cross on a square stone. Grey Granite pedestal weighs 2½ tons.
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF / BYERS GREEN /WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - / "THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE, / BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERYONE" 1939-1945 / (NAMES) / "THEIR SEED SHALL REMAIN FOR EVER AND / THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 37
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 37
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 9
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Column
    Measurements: height 9FT, width 4FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Byers Green War Memorial
  • 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
History
WROUHGT IRON GATES ARE TO CONTAIN WREATHS IN THE FUTURE
Costs

Comments: Memorial cost £330 raised by public subscription.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate,public
Responsibility
SPENNYMOOR TOWN COUNCIL
Reference
  • Newcastle Daily Chronicle - Monday 13 April 1925 Page 10 NAMES OF FALLEN PERPETUATED. WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED AT BYERS GREEN. ---

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