Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
B152.01
Place
BRANDON
Map ref
232400
Original Location
In the cemetery, it was moved because of vandalism.
Present Location
Sawmills Lane. On the east side of the road through the village to New Brancepeth, just south of the “Prince Bishop” which was formerly the “Three Tuns”.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 20th July 1921 by Lt.Col. J.A. Ritson, D.L.I., dedicated by Rev. S.R.P. Moulsdale, B.D., Principal of St. Chad’s College, Durham.
b. Rededicated after addition of 1939-45 names by Mr. Ivor Atkinson and Rev.Fr. R. Stretton.
b. Rededicated after addition of 1939-45 names by Mr. Ivor Atkinson and Rev.Fr. R. Stretton.
Memorial Description
Obelisk, 10 feet high, tapering, set on a pedestal resting on four steps. There is a cross raised in half relief on the front face of the column. The dedication and names are incised into the main pedestal on all four faces, using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Freestone
Inscription
On front:
In / memory / of / our heroes who fell / in / the Great War / 1914-18 / Also / 1939-1945
On rear:
In / remembrance of / the fallen / in the / 1939-1945 war / and all other / conflicts since.
We will / remember them.
In / memory / of / our heroes who fell / in / the Great War / 1914-18 / Also / 1939-1945
On rear:
In / remembrance of / the fallen / in the / 1939-1945 war / and all other / conflicts since.
We will / remember them.
Names
How money was raised
Brandon Village inhabitants, the Welcome Home Society and other friends.
Present condition
Restored 1989
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Mr. Charles Walker (Architect); Built by J. Walker from Alum Waters.
Ownership and maintenance
Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council
Notes
1. The memorial was dismantled and removed by Royal Engineers. It was cleaned and the lettering redone by stonemasons.
2. The names from 1939-45 were added in 1989.
3. The name of the stonemason, J. Walker, was inscribed by rival stonemason Mr. Smith (Mr. Walker’s granddaughter).
2. The names from 1939-45 were added in 1989.
3. The name of the stonemason, J. Walker, was inscribed by rival stonemason Mr. Smith (Mr. Walker’s granddaughter).
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Eddie Castling
Durham County Advertiser 22/07/1921
Auckland and County Chronicle 14/07/1921
Durham Chronicle 08/07/1983 reports rededication.
Brandon and District John Kitching.
Source of quotation:
“We will remember them” "For the Fallen", Lawrence Binyon
Durham County Advertiser 22/07/1921
Auckland and County Chronicle 14/07/1921
Durham Chronicle 08/07/1983 reports rededication.
Brandon and District John Kitching.
Source of quotation:
“We will remember them” "For the Fallen", Lawrence Binyon
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Thomas Henry Fox, 3 Leinster Avenue, Doncaster DN2 5LQ Tel: 01302 367022 is researching the names on Brandon War Memorials
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (B152.01)
BRANDON Roadside.
On front
In
memory
of
our heroes who fell
in
the Great War
1914-1918
also
1939-1945
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On sides
1914-1918 1914-1918
George Brown Albert Rodgers
Thomas Chilton Horace Schofield
Samuel Cully MM Raymond Scott
Arthur Guyll John Sherrington
Edward Kelly Frankland Smith
Henry Robson John Smith
William Robson Robert Warkman
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On rear
In
remembrance of
the fallen
1939-1945 war
and all other
conflicts since.
We will
remember them.
N. Tunney
R. Guyll
W. Bramley
G. Colwell
NamesB152.01
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