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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Teesdale
Town
Gainford
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 19 March 1921
    Attended by: Rev. H.C. Watson, Vicar
  • Rededicated
    Date: 17 November 1953
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Faculty Granted
    Date: 26 April 1921
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 March 1921
    Attended by: Sir Arthur Pease, High Sheriff
  • Show More (3)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10356

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Current location

St Mary's Churchyard
The Green
Gainford
Teesdale
Durham
DL2 3DS
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 16984 16704
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Cross with wide tapering plinth incised with elaborate patterns. Height 10 feet. It sits within a very low octagonal wall. The dedication is carved to stand proud within a sunken panel on the front using sans serif capitals. The names are incised in a single column in another sunken panel below that, using sans serif capitals. At its foot is a flat slab bearing the dedication and names for 1939-45, the officers in a single column at the top and the four privates in two columns underneath. Lettering is sans serif capitals.
Inscription
THESE MEN OF / GAINFORD PARISH / LAID DOWN THEIR / LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 // [names] 1939-1945 / [names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, F
Bayles, W H
Bonnier, C
Buxton, Ps
Clarkson, T
Cowper, J W
Dunn, F
Gent, G E
Harness, F E
Harrison, T
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, initials of forenames, surname, service
    Order of information: service THEN rank THEN surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, initials of forenames, decorations
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 325mm, height 2900mm, width 2175mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Gainford 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
In 2015 the memorial was cleaned and the gravel renewed. The firm of Charge Brothers still operates in the village
Costs

Site: £129
Memorial: 15S 6D

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Darlington & Stockton Times 26/3/1921 reports unveiling
  • Gainford Parish Magazine. 04/1921
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7372
  • Teesdale Mercury 10/1/1996 reports proposals to have the memorial repairs due to erosion

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