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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
Town
South Moor
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29 Nov 1919
    Attended by: Bishop of Durham
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 Nov 1919
    Attended by: Mr R W Cooper, Managing Director of South Moor Colliery Co
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
70624

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Current location

St George's Church
South Moor Road
South Moor
Durham
DH9 7EZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 19042 51403
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The memorial consists of three panels situated on the gable end of the church. The left and right panels contain the names of those who gave their lives (listed in 2 staggered columns) and the centre panel contains the dedication and a poem. A nearby crucifix also forms part of the memorial. All lettering is gilded, the dedication is in elaborate Roman capitals, the names & poem are in sans serifs capitals with the poem italicised.
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in memory of / the men whose names / are here recorded who / cheerfully gave their / lives for freedom and / the England they loved / so well in the Great War / 1914 - 1919. Their relatives / have erected this tablet / and adjoining cross. "above the graves of heroes / the wooden crosses grow / who shall no more see Durham / nor any place, / where fell tops face the morning / and great minds blow; / who loving as none other / the land that is their mother / unfaltering renounced her / because they loved her so." w. n. hodgson.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleton, John C
Armstrong, Robert
Armstrong, William
Bowman, Robert H
Brass, Edmund
Brinton, James
Brinton, John
Brown, Robert
Buckham, Henry G
Burnage, Norman
See details for all 85 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 85
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 85
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Copper
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Black
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Crucifix
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
  • War memorial outside St George's Church, South Moor
  • 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
Crucifix badly damaged in 2005, Christ figure gone by 2007, all restored by 2016
Costs

Memorial: c£200

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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