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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Garden
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Evenwood
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Groundwork North East (Designer)
Trevor Atkinson & Co of Mickleton, Barnard Castle. (Makers) - Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 11 Nov 2011
Attended by: Rev. Jane Grieve from St.Paul’s Church
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 71335
Current location
Newholme Crescent
off Swan Street
Evenwood
Durham
Durham
DL14 9RY
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 15493 25313
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- There is a block of stone which has the top cut away at an angle on which is the quotation in sans serif capitals. The stone stands in a circular paved area, the inner circle being of lighter stones. There is a paved path leading to the centre. On the front face are two plaques bearing the names for the two great wars. The upper plaque is for 1939-45 and bears have the names in two columns . The lower plaques is for 1914-18 and has the names in three columns. All lettering is in Roman lower case.
- Inscription
- We Will / Remember / Them/World War One/1914-1918/[names]/World War Two/1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Applegarth, Tw
Arkless, Jw
Atkinson, Ak
Baister, D
Bell, Joseph Russell
Birch, Angus Henry
Brown, Arthur Raymond
Brownless, John George
Bryant, Gw
Carrick, W
See details for all 72 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 48
Served and returned: 0
Died: 48
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initial of forename, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename, rank
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Stone of remembrance
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Garden
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Stone of remembrance
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Costs
Memorial: £18,000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Durham County Councillor neighbourhood funds via Stephen Hugill - Responsibility
- Evenwood and Barony Parish Council.
- Reference
- Northern Echo 14/10/2010 reports dissent against the new memorial
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11535
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