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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- Sedgefield
- Town
- Trimdon Station
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 10 June 1950
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Jarrow - Unveiled
Date: 10 June 1950
Attended by: James Howie Esq. - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10329
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Current location
Trimdon Station Community Centre
Station Road West
Trimdon Station
Sedgefield
Durham
TS29 6BS
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 37980 36400
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- St Paul's Church (Private Residence)
Trimdon Colliery
Sedgefield
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 38011 36126
Denomination: Undefined
- St Paul's Church (Private Residence)
- Description
- 1) Located at St Paul's Church, Tower and Clock which chimes every quarter hour. Dials are five feet diameter on each face and 4 bells for Westminster Chimes. 2) Located at Trimdon Station Community Centre. An associated wall mounted, landscape oriented wooden backboard supports an engraved brass bearing the inscription and names.
- Inscription
- ON JUNE 10TH. 1950 / THE MEMORIAL CLOCK TOWER ON THIS CHURCH / ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF DEAF HILL CUM LANGDALE / WAS DEDICATED BY THE BISHOP OF JARROW IN MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR / 1939 TO 1945 / (30 NAMES) / " WE BOW BEFORE THE FLOWER OF YOUTH, WHOSE BLOOM / IN FIELDS ETERNAL TRIUMPHS O'ER THE TOMB "
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bannister, Edward
Barnes, Basil
Britain, Harry
Carter, Fred
Curtis, Alfred
Daldry, Herbert
Dixon, Thomas
Dunn, John B
Fawkes, John
Gargett, George
See details for all 30 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 30
Served and returned: 0
Died: 30
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, initials, surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Clock
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal, Copper, Glass - Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- 2005 - 2008 : Renovation process.
- Costs
Comments: Clock £810, Bells £268, Building £635, Architect £80, Plaque £46
Memorial: £1839- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Clock and tower are maintained by the Parish Council.
- Reference
- 1) North East War Memorials Project, web page - www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9968
- 3) Northern Echo 14 January 2010 reports conversion of the building into a private house
- 2) Durham Chronicle 9 June 1950
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