Memorial Details
Memorial
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Korea and later Welfare Park
Reference
B144.01
Place
BLACKHALL COLLIERY
Original Location
In Welfare Park beside the putting green.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
d. Later wars.
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
d. Later wars.
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a.b.c. Unveiled 19/04/1952 by Mr E. Shinwell M.P. dedicated by Rev E.D.A. Slaunton Assistant Chaplain General Northern Command.
d. Latest plaque dedicated 7th September 2011 by Father Cairns.
d. Latest plaque dedicated 7th September 2011 by Father Cairns.
Memorial Description
Cross of Latin type, large and slim, on a tapering pedestal on a stone coursed base. The whole sits in a semi-circular raised platform with five steps leading up to it. It is surrounded by grass, paths, bushes, etc. On each of the four faces of the pedestal the stone slab has been smoothed and outlined by a groove to bear the dedication on the front and the names on the sides. All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
A plaque has been added to the front of the base, dedicated to later conflicts. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
A plaque has been added to the front of the base, dedicated to later conflicts. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
a. b. c. To the / memory of / the glorious / dead / of Blackhall / who gave their / lives for King and / Country in the Great / Wars 1914-1918, 1939-1945, / Civilian Air Raid Victims / 1939-1945 / and the Korean War.
d. And in remembrance of / those who have given their lives / in the many conflicts since. Lest we forget.
d. And in remembrance of / those who have given their lives / in the many conflicts since. Lest we forget.
Names
Who commissioned
d. The RAFA Club
How money was raised
d. The RAFA Club donated the plaque to those who have fallen since Korea.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Dunelm Granite Co., 1952
Notes
1. The cross was to remember the 13 men from WW1, 47 men and 1 woman from WW2, 1 man from Korea and 6 men and 2 women who died in an air raid in WW2.
2. A Service of Remembrance was held on September 8th 2011 at the new plaque in honour of those who have died since the Korean War.
2. A Service of Remembrance was held on September 8th 2011 at the new plaque in honour of those who have died since the Korean War.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Stanley Gray
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 19/04/1952 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 19/04/1952 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Stanley Gray, Blackhall Local History Group
Research In Progress
Research is being undertaken by Blackhall History Group
Cross 1914-18 1939-45 Korea and later Welfare Park (B144.01)
BLACKHALL COLLIERY In Welfare Park
Front face
+
To the
memory of
the glorious
dead
of Blackhall
who gave their
lives for King and
Country in the Great
Wars, 1914-1918, 1939-1945,
Civilian Air Raid Victims
1939-1945
and the Korean War.
On front of pedestal.
And in remembrance of
those who have given their lives
in the many conflicts since.
Lest we forget.
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Left face
1914
1918
Bissett, J.P.
Crutchley, G.T.
Davison, J.Y.
Greenwell, E.
Johnson, J.G.
Laws, E.H., M.M.
Moore, J.J.
Mitton, R.
Robinson, G.
Rowe, J.H.
Stainson, J.C.
Smith, G., M.M.
Weatherell, W.
Williams, J.W.
Civilian Air Raid Victims
1939-1945
Liddle, J. Nightingale, J.
Longstaff, R. Nightingale, W.
Nightingale, M. Turnbull, A.
Longstaff, M. Turnbull, D.
Korean War
Foster, M.
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Right face
1939
1945
Constance Lorrison
Alderson, M.
Barker, S.
Bateman, J.T.
Beckwith, J.G.
Bell, G.
Burgess, J.
Burns, J. Bates, F.
Copeland, C. Coulson, T.W.
Craggs, M.F. Crutchley, H.D.
Elliott, R. Everett, W.R.
Foggin, H. Gardner, L.T.
Garforth, J.T. Grafton, J.
Gent, W.H. Heslop, R.
Hunter, R. Hunter, T.
Jackson, E.W. Johnson, S.
Kinsley, J. Kirkup, J.M.
Lister, G. Makepiece, G. McGlen, D.
Miller, F. Payne, W.E. Pollitt, R.H.
Raper, K. Richardson, C. Richardson, H.
Richie, J.G. Roxborough, J.H. Smith, V.
Southern, T. Spowart, J.B. Tait, J.
Tinkler, J.T. Timney, J.C. Whitehall, D.
Wild, J.S. Williams, C.M. Williams, A.S.
Hoole, G.A. Wroe, W. McIntosh, R.
Armstrong, F. Austin, F. Wilson, A.S.
NamesB144.01
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