Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Welfare Hall
Reference
T54.12
Place
THORNLEY (Easington)
Original Location
Miners’ Welfare Hall
Present Location
The hall was burnt down in 1944.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled October 24th 1925 by Col. Ritson; dedicated by Rev. Hamilton Blackwood, vicar of Thornley.
Memorial Description
Plaque “takes up practically all one wall of the library”.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
(Dedicated to men who worked in Thornley Colliery who fell).
Names
(133 names). TRANSCRIPT NEEDED
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee (Secretary, Mr. E. Cole)
How money was raised
Public subscription provided over 2/3rd of the sum required; the rest was raised through the Welfare Committee.
Present condition
Lost
Notes
1. When the decision to erect the plaque inside the hall was made, the hall was in the process of being erected.
2. The replacement War Memorial Wall (T54.02) was unveiled in 1959
3. The memorial was dedicated on the same day as the official opening of the new hall.
4. The Welfare Committee had already expended £100 on those who had returned from the war.
2. The replacement War Memorial Wall (T54.02) was unveiled in 1959
3. The memorial was dedicated on the same day as the official opening of the new hall.
4. The Welfare Committee had already expended £100 on those who had returned from the war.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Durham County Advertiser 26/12/1924 reports proposals.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 26/10/1925 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Auckland Chronicle 22/10/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 29/10/1925 reports dedication of building and plaque with photos of the building and the Committee.
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 26/10/1925 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Auckland Chronicle 22/10/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 29/10/1925 reports dedication of building and plaque with photos of the building and the Committee.
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the names on this memorial. See book details above.
Plaque 1914-18 Welfare Hall (T54.12)
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