Memorial

Statue 1914-18 1939-1945 Garden

Ferryhill

Memorial Name: Statue 1914-18 1939-1945 Garden (F38.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: F38.02

Parish: Ferryhill

Original Location:

Council garden between North Street and Chapel Terrace.DL17.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled Saturday 31st January 1925 by Brig.Gen. H.C. Surtees, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., M.V.O.

Materials Used:

Aberdeen grey granite pedestal, marble statue

Who Commissioned:

War Memorial Committee

Cost:

£270

Ownership and Maintenance: Accepted at the unveiling by local Parish Council.

Inscription:

On main plinth:
To
the Glory of God
and
in thankful remembrance
of the men of
Ferryhill
who gave their lives
for their country
in the Great War
1914-1918
and in the Second World War
1939-1945.

On riser below :
Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride
and may ye live as nobly as they died.

Memorial Description:

Statue of a Durham Light Infantry soldier resting on his rifle.

He stands on a squared pedestal with three-stepped base, the middle one being of roughened stone.

The dedication is incised on the front of the plinth.

The words “To the Glory of God” are in Gothic script, the rest is in Roman capitals.

The names are listed in two columns on two sides and rear of the base, and are carried onto the base riser.

All lettering is incised and gilded.

Names:

145 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Between 2,000-3,000 joined the forces.

2. The money had been raised by the time of the unveiling.

 

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall;
old postcards: Tony Harding; George Nairn; John Grainger

Durham Chronicle
07/02/1925 reports unveiling.

Durham County Advertiser
05/02/1925

Illustrated Chronicle
02/02/1925 reports unveiling with photos.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
07/02/1925 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“Pass not this stone in sorrow . . .” : Not ascertained

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Durham County Council;
Tony Harding;
Kath Allison;
Andy Denholm;
George Nairn;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

FERRYHILL   Roadside

 

On main plinth:

To

the Glory of God

and

in thankful remembrance

of the men of

Ferryhill

who gave their lives

for their country

in the Great War

1914-1918

and in the second World War

1939-1945.

 

On riser below

“Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride

and may ye live as nobly as they died”

——————————————————–

First side

 

Arnett W.           Chaplow C.H.        

Adams S.            Curwin T.         

Allcroft J.         Carmady S.          

Alliston E.         Crozier A.           

Atkinson W.         Davison J.S.           

Airey J.            Davis T.              

Bayles W.H.         Davy J.         

Bennett A.          Dixon N.              

Benson J.           Dring G.              

Betton W.E.         Dickenson S.           

Blenkin A.          Elgey F.              

Bowran F.           Emmerson J.W.           

Bowsell J.          Etherington W.       

Bradley J.          Elsey G.              

Buckley P.          Fodden M.              

Burney J.           Fletcher J.J.           

Burns W.            Fletcher W.                

Charlton J.W.       Ferry W.R.                 

Cheek J.            Graham T.             

Corner A.H.         Graham W.                

Coulthard R.H.      Gill J.C.                 

Cockayne C.J.       Gittons R.                 

Cowans J.           Gibson G.     

 

On riser (1939-1945)

Alliston W.   Brown T.W.   Davies E.A.

Flanagan J.   Hodgson H.   Oliver J

             Walker G.H.

             

——————————————————–

Second side

 

Gouch C.            Lazenby J.          

Hamilton J.         Lewens J.           

Hartley W.          Linsley W.          

Henderson E.        Lovelass J.          

Hodgson I.W.        Lowther J.       

Hodgson J.W.        Malpas E.       

Hopkins J.W.        Maughan R.       

Hunter C.R.         Monks H.G.    

Hutchinson R.       Milligan T.    

Ingle G.            Morrison W.    

Ingram J.H.         Morday C.       

Jackson G.          Moody T.       

Jones E.            McDonough R.       

Jones H.            McDermott T.    

Jones H.T.          Murray W.       

Jones R.            Nixon J.R.       

Jones  T.           Oakley F.    

Jordan R.           Oxley W.T.

Kell T.             Oscuthorpe J.    

Kelly W.            Pearce T.    

Kiteley E.          Pinkney J.    

Lawson F.           Pinder L.    

Lake T.             Pradnell T.

——————————————————–

Third side

 

Pickering A.J.      Stewart R.

Pocklington S.      Strange F.

Pratt J.W.          Spark A.

Priestnall R.       Spark N.

Purdy W.            Taylor R.

Richardson R.D.     Tonge R.

Rivers R.           Teasdale W.

Riley E.            Thompson J.

Robinson J.         Urwin R.S.  

Robinson G.         Vickerstaff R.

Robertson T.        Wall H.

Sawyer J.H.         White C.H.

Snaith F.           Welch A.

Sellors W.          Williams A.

Siddle A.           Williamson A.

Scott J.A.          Wilkinson G.

Sinclair R.         Woodward F.

Simpson J.W.        Woodward A.  

Smith H.            Wynn R.

Stoddart W.J.       Yare T.

Stephenson J.W.     Young J.

Stephenson J.H.    Walton E.

Stephenson E.H.    Wilkinson A.   

 

Names F38.02   

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