Memorial Details
Memorial
Cottages 1914-18 Colliery
Reference
C107.01
Place
CHILTON (BUILDINGS)
Map ref
2829
Original Location
On east side of main street, almost opposite the “Wheatsheaf” pub.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Erected in 1924 as a first-aid station for the colliery. The cottages were opened by Mrs. Clarence Pease. Her husband Clarence opened the first aid station and unveiled the plaque.
Memorial Description
Single storey brick and slate building with large windows and decorative stonework.
There is a large slate plaque 6 feet 6 inches high x 4 feet wide bearing the names listed in two columns.
On the lintel above is a stone plaque giving the dedication, with the dates incised into the stonework on either side. All lettering is sans serif capitals.
There is a large slate plaque 6 feet 6 inches high x 4 feet wide bearing the names listed in two columns.
On the lintel above is a stone plaque giving the dedication, with the dates incised into the stonework on either side. All lettering is sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brick and slate.
Inscription
1914-1918 /
"These cottages were / erected 1924 by / Messrs. Henry Stobart & Co Ltd. / in memory of those from / Chilton Colliery who gave / their lives in the Great War"
"These cottages were / erected 1924 by / Messrs. Henry Stobart & Co Ltd. / in memory of those from / Chilton Colliery who gave / their lives in the Great War"
Names
Cost
Approx. £2,000
How money was raised
Colliery Welfare Fund
Present condition
Still in good repair. Obviously well built. Now used as a clinic.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Mr. W.A. Kellett, Bishop Auckland.
Notes
1. The cottages were to house two disabled soldiers and their families.
2. The clinic would also provide a child welfare centre.
3. The site of the cottages contains 1540 sq. yds and was conveyed together with the two cottages to the Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association on 27th September 1955.
2. The clinic would also provide a child welfare centre.
3. The site of the cottages contains 1540 sq. yds and was conveyed together with the two cottages to the Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association on 27th September 1955.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Durham County Advertiser 20/06/1924 records opening ceremony.
Auckland Chronicle 19/06/1924 reports opening with photographs
Durham County Advertiser 20/06/1924 records opening ceremony.
Auckland Chronicle 19/06/1924 reports opening with photographs
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Gordon Gray (Durham Aged Miners Homes); Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Pauline Priano has researched the WW1 names at Chilton Buildings – see Every Name a Story
Cottages 1914-18 Colliery (C107.01)
CHILTON BUILDINGS
These cottages were
erected 1924 by
1914 Messrs. Henry Stobart & Co Ltd. 1918
in memory of those from
Chilton Colliery who gave
their lives in the Great War"
Allen, F. Langdale, R
Abram, T. Moody, S.
Atkinson, A.K. Matthews, J.N.
Buller, W. Moyle, T.
Binns, C. Moore, T.
Burrows, T. Neasham, C.
Brompton, W. Oyston, T.
Britton, M. O‘Brien J.
Beadnell, G. Parkin, E.
Blades, E. Prudhoe, G.
Charlton, L. Phillipson, A.E.
Croft, J. Peacock, W.
Cant, J.T. Pickering, A.J.
Clement, W. Rivers, R.
Dixon, T. Ross, S.
Davies, A. Richardson, M.
Duff, E. Robinson, W.
Davies, W. Stanworth, J.
Dixon, G. Smith, F.
Donnelly, J. Stirling, N.
Elliott, R. Savage, W.
Forrest, T. Snaith, F.
Fitchett, E. Turner, C.
Flook, R. Teasdale, W.
Gash, J. Teador, W.
Graham, T. Tunstall, J.
Gitten, R. Taylor, J.R.
Gargett, J. Thompson, T.B.
Garrett, J. Toase, E.
Hardy, G.A. Wilson, C.T.
Hardy, J.W. Williams, T.
Hudson, T. Walker, J.
Hopkins, G. Winter, J.
Hartnell, S. Winter, T.
Ingle, G. Wardle, J.
Johnson, R. Welch, R.
Johnson, W. Wynn, R.E.
Knight, J. Webb, G.
Lynch, J. Whitehouse, C.
Lindsay, W. Watson, J.
Linningham, F. Williams, J.
Lax, W. Ward, J.
Lowery, J. Woolridge, H.
Lowery, C. Yare, T.
Taylor, W Taylor, A.
Smith, C.W.
NamesC107.01
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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