Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Teesdale
Town
Cockfield
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 7 Oct 1922
    Attended by: Mr. W.H. Hustler, Chairman of the North Bitchburn Coal Company; in place of Lord Gainford, who sent a telegram regretting his absence
  • Rededicated
    Date: 28 Nov 1948
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 7 Oct 1922
    Attended by: Rev. J.W. Scudamore, curate of Cockfield
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10348

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Current location

Village Green (north side)
Front Street
Cockfield
Teesdale
Durham
DL13 5ER
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 12363 24238
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Kemnay granite Cross on tapering octagonal shaft, total height 13 feet 6 inches, on a square pedestal with three steps. Set in a raised enclosure about 12 feet square surrounded by a stone wall of three courses on outer side, two on the inner side rising to 7 at the corners, with iron chains and small iron gate. Chain on the south side is missing. The dedication and names are on the pedestal, the quotation is on the front riser of the top step. The names for 1939-45 are carried on the riser of the second step at the front, which seems to have been chamfered for the purpose, with the dates set into the corners. All lettering is in sans serif capitals
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and / in thankful remembrance / of the men / from this parish / who gave their lives / for us / in the Great War / 1914-1918/[names]/“Greater love hath no man than this” 1939-1945/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderson, Thos W
Anderson, Tas
Bradley, Ebenezer
Burrell, Albert
Chambers, Norman
Christon, Norman
Christon, Victor
Close, F
Close, John T
Cree, Christopher
See details for all 53 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Kemnay
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Kemnay
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone, Wrought Iron
Listing information
  • Cockfield 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
Costs

Memorial: £253

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Handed over to the Parish Council at the unveiling ceremony
Reference
  • Other website Public Monuments and Sculpture Association pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/NE/DUAA65.htm
  • Northern Dispatch 30/11/1948 reports dedication for 1939-45
  • Teesdale Mercury 11/10/1922
  • Auckland and County Chronicle 15/7/1922; 20/7/1922; 12/10/1922 reports unveiling
  • Darlington and Stockton Times (North) 17/7/1922; 14/10/1922 reports unveiling; 3/2/1923 reports all funds had been raised
  • North East War Memorials Project Cockfield www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6754

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