Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Stockton On Tees
Town
Thornaby On Tees
County
Cleveland
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9798

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Current location

Acklam Road
Harewood Pleasure Gardens
Thornaby On Tees
Stockton On Tees
Cleveland
TS17 7JT
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 45884 17830
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cenotaph with corner buttresses surmounted by a coffin. Dedicatroy inscription carved into the stone at the top, below which are names on tablets at each side. Additinal inscription carved into the stone at the base. Buttresses bear acanthus leaves. Cross with laurel wreath on the two broader faces of the Cenotaph. Surrounded by railings and large arched gates with 'Lest With Forget' at the top of the opening
Inscription
SIDE ONE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF THORNABY-ON-TEES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ THESE ARE NAMES THAT MUST NOT WITHER SIDE TWO: (NAMES)/ IS IT NOTHING TO ALL YE THAT PASS BY SIDE THREE: (NAMES)/ "THEY ANSWERED THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL." SIDE FOUR: (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 119
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 118
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,regiment/service
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 738
    Served and returned: 369
    Died: 369
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations
    Order of information: surname,rank,decorations,regiment
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Thornaby 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
April 2005 : Applied for grant from The Wolfson Foundation and English Heritage
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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