Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Easington
- Town
- Hesleden
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 4 Oct 2017
Attended by: Children from Hesleden Primary School - Dedicated
Date: 4 Oct 2017
Attended by: Revd Susan Richardson & Revd Roger Davies - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 73657
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Current location
In the Cemetery
off Front Street
Hesleden
Easington
Durham
TS27 4PH
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 43999 38163
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Pillar of stone from Staindrop Quarries surmounted by a Latin cross. The total height is 3 metres to the top of the cross. The whole stands on a paved base. On the front of the pillar is a panel of black granite which bears the names in two columns in Roman upper case lettering
- Inscription
- IN REMEMBRANCE 1914-1918/[names]/IN REMEMBRANCE 1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Armstrong, Francis W E
Baldwin, George
Bates, Fred
Bazeley, Gordon
Brown, Christopher
Brown, George
Brown, William
Carling, John
Castling, Herbert W
Cavanagh, Patrick
See details for all 51 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 42
Served and returned: 0
Died: 42
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname, forename, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Pillar
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Staindrop - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Staindrop - Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite - Black - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Pillar
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
Details: Blackhall History Group and Monk Hesleden Parish Council, also Local Councillor's funds - Responsibility
- Monk Hesleden Parish Council
- Reference
- Northern Echo 3/10/2017
- www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11647 (for photographs)
- www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2017-10-04/war-memorial-unveiled-in-hesleden-in-county-durham/
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