Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Wear Valley
- Town
- Leasingthorne
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12 Sep 1925
Attended by: Col. E. Vaux of Barton, near Darlington - Dedicated
Date: 12 Sep 1925
Attended by: Revd D Perrot - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 19030
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Current location
Eden Terrace
Leasingthorne
Wear Valley
Durham
DL14 8EW
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 25513 29981
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone Obelisk, 9 feet high, on square base with two pedestals, surrounded by iron railings and a gate. The lettering is carved into the faces of the base using sans serif capitals throughout. The names for 1914-18 are listed in a single column on two sides, and those for 1939-45 on the fourth side.
- Inscription
- Erected / in undying memory / of the men / who gave their / lives in the / Great War / 1914-1918 “Until the day dawn”/[names]/ And the World War / 1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Askew, L
Cartwright, Wh
Cook, T
Crowther, Fa
Denton, J
Denton, T
Donaldson, E
Forrest, W
Galagher, J
Manners, W
See details for all 23 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 17
Served and returned: 0
Died: 17
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- Leasingthorne 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
- Condition
- Leasingthorne
- WMO ID: 207286
- Condition: Good [last updated on 29-05-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Auckland and County Chronicle 10/9/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 17/9/1925 reports unveiling.
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7903
- Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 19/9/1925 reports unveiling
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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