Memorial Details
Memorial
Pavilion 1914-18 1939-45 Rugby F.C.
Reference
D47.036
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
2926
Original Location
Rugby Football Ground at Hollow Drift.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Opened 10th April 1950 by E. Watts Moses of Sunderland, an old Dunelmian and President of the RFC. Dedicated by Canon Thurlow, Rector of St. Margaret.
Memorial Description
Open sided brick stand with pitched asbestos roof.
On the wall at the front of the clubhouse is a plaque of metal 4 feet high x 2 feet wide with a plain raised border. At centre bottom is a cross raised in casting with a crown above each arm. Inside the cross are the names of those who died. All lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
On the wall at the front of the clubhouse is a plaque of metal 4 feet high x 2 feet wide with a plain raised border. At centre bottom is a cross raised in casting with a crown above each arm. Inside the cross are the names of those who died. All lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brick. Asbestos. Metal plaque.
Inscription
This stand was erected / to the memory of / those playing members / of the / Durham City Rugby / Football Club / who gave their lives for / their King and Country / in the two World Wars / 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 / and this plaque is set / to declare their glory in a / place which they all loved.
Names
Cost
£1,500
Present condition
The clubhouse was ?rebuilt and re-opened in 1992
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Built by Messrs. Dixon Elliott, whose principal, Mr. H. Elliott, was a member of the club.
Notes
1. The stand now appears barely adequate, but it was built at a time of great shortages and building licences.
2. It was opened “in a gale accompanied by snow, rain and sleet”.
3. The pavilion was opened on the club’s 78th year.
4. The previous grandstand was in very poor condition and in 1942 a gale caused serious damage. It was sold, and after V.E. Day it was suggested that a new grandstand be erected as a war memorial.
5. The club received an anonymous of a loan of £500. If the club succeeded in raising another £1,000 in the next year, the £500 would become a gift, which is what happened.
2. It was opened “in a gale accompanied by snow, rain and sleet”.
3. The pavilion was opened on the club’s 78th year.
4. The previous grandstand was in very poor condition and in 1942 a gale caused serious damage. It was sold, and after V.E. Day it was suggested that a new grandstand be erected as a war memorial.
5. The club received an anonymous of a loan of £500. If the club succeeded in raising another £1,000 in the next year, the £500 would become a gift, which is what happened.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo of plaque: C. Sanders; photo of pavilion: Simon Raine; old b/w photo of the New Memorial Stand: source unknown
Souvenir booklet of the opening.
Durham County Advertiser 10/4/1950
A History of North Durham R.F.C. 1876-1998 Tom Millen.
Souvenir booklet of the opening.
Durham County Advertiser 10/4/1950
A History of North Durham R.F.C. 1876-1998 Tom Millen.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Pavilion 1914-18 1939-45 Rugby F.C. (D47.036)
This stand was erected
to the memory of
those playing members
-------- of the --------
Durham City Rugby
Football Club
who gave their lives for
their King and Country
in the two World Wars
1914-1918 and 1939-1945
and this plaque is set
to declare their glory in a
place which they all loved.
1914 - 1918
C.Y. Adamson
R.W. Adamson
M.S. Bone
William Boyd
J. Brass
L.M. Cadle E.M. Holland
T.W. Callinan N.F. Humphreys
H.J. Dingle W. Jackson
R. Elliott William Marshall
W. Fenwick A.F. Maynard
C. Morris
George Newby
J. Smith
T.D. Tombs
1939-1945
R. Beattie
H.G. Boyd
F. Davidson
J.F. Gedge
R.E. Greybourn
R. Longstaff
A.R. McKellar
G. McLean
O. Pigg
W.R. Southon
Ian S. Turnbull
H.E. Walton
W.H. Willis
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The Unveiling Programme has “J.D. Tombs” instead of
“T.D. Tombs” on the memorial
NamesD47.036
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