Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Durham
Town
Barnard Castle
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 Jul 1905
    Attended by: Colonel V. Grimshaw.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 27 Jul 1905
    Attended by: Rev. J.T. Penrose.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67897

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Current location

Memorial Gardens
Upper Galgate
Barnard Castle
Durham
Durham
DL12 8BJ
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 05214 16811
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Red Granite Boulder on top of a squared stone base, total height 12 feet, sitting on a square coursed freestone plinth. There is a bronze coloured plaque, very plain, with a flower round the screw head in each corner. The dedication is in sunken Roman lettering. The whole is surrounded by a flagged area by a post and chain fence with a short path to the road. The Garden of Remembrance also contains trees, flower beds and is surrounded by a post and chain fence, with a short path to the road, and an ornamental wrought iron gate with inscription.
Inscription
PRO PATRIA/ IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NCOS AND MEN OF THE/ 3RD (MILITIA) BATT. THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY,/ THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS/ ATTACHED TO THE LINE REGIMENTS/ WHO DIED IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE BOER WAR.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Red
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Freestone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 300mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
  • 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
Restoration work in 2009 was carried out with the aid of a grant from the War Memorials Trust by P. & S. Coverdale Masonry Contractors Ltd.
Costs

Memorial: £116

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • The Barney Crier No.11 Winter 2009, Town Council Newsletter, reports restoration
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6380
  • Teesdale Mercury17/5/1905 reports proposals
  • 4th Royal Warwickshire Regiment For remembrance and in honour of those who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. James Gildea, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.

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