Memorial Details
Memorial
Cenotaph 1914-18 St. Michael and All Angels’ Churchyard
Reference
H132.02
Place
HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING
Map ref
NZ 341498
Original Location
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, The Broadway. In Churchyard, south-west corner.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 7th November 1925 by the Earl of Durham, Dedicated by Rev. R. Watson, Rector of Houghton.
Memorial Description
Cenotaph 18 feet 6 inches high, standing on two steps. On the right hand side is a soldier carved in half relief, on the left is a sailor, both about 4 feet high. The front of the top is carved to resemble a cross of St. Cuthbert in half relief, with the words “Our Glorious Dead” below. Beneath this, the names are listed in three columns, on both front and back faces in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Portland Stone
Inscription
Front: Our glorious dead
Left: 1914-1919
Right: 1914-1919
Rear : Our glorious dead.
Left: 1914-1919
Right: 1914-1919
Rear : Our glorious dead.
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
£700
Present condition
Lettering is weathering.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designer and sculptor: Francis Doyle Jones, A.R.B.S., Chelsea.
Erected by William Kirkpatrick & Co., Manchester.
Erected by William Kirkpatrick & Co., Manchester.
Ownership and maintenance
City of Sunderland Council. The memorial was officially handed over to the Urban District Council at the unveiling ceremony.
Notes
1. This monument has its back to the main road.
2. The newspaper report says that the memorial is 20 feet high.
3. “Modern road formation has left the ancient churchyard at Houghton high above the streets and the memorial, in a corner of 'God’s acre' overlooking the heart of the town, could not have been placed in a more striking position”.
2. The newspaper report says that the memorial is 20 feet high.
3. “Modern road formation has left the ancient churchyard at Houghton high above the streets and the memorial, in a corner of 'God’s acre' overlooking the heart of the town, could not have been placed in a more striking position”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Lonely Tower; old postcard: Tony Harding
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 2116, issued 01/05/1925
Darlington & Stockton Times 14/11/1925 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/09/1924 carries sketch of proposed memorial
Durham County Advertiser 25/01/1924 reports proposals;
Sunderland Echo 06/11/1925; 09/11/1925
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/11/1925 reports unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Archives Draft lists of names for 1914-18 and 1939-45 Ref: C/HS2/42 3-5
Houghton-le-Spring in old photographs Volume 1, by Paul Lanagan. Published by Books of the North; 2010; ISBN-13: 978-0-9555059-3-5
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 2116, issued 01/05/1925
Darlington & Stockton Times 14/11/1925 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/09/1924 carries sketch of proposed memorial
Durham County Advertiser 25/01/1924 reports proposals;
Sunderland Echo 06/11/1925; 09/11/1925
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/11/1925 reports unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Archives Draft lists of names for 1914-18 and 1939-45 Ref: C/HS2/42 3-5
Houghton-le-Spring in old photographs Volume 1, by Paul Lanagan. Published by Books of the North; 2010; ISBN-13: 978-0-9555059-3-5
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Tony Harding; Christine Jemmeson; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Cenotaph 1914-18 St. Michael and All Angels’ Churchyard (H132.02)
Front
Our glorious dead
Adamson D.F. Coltman J. Hedley J.
Addison W. Coughlin M. Henderson J.W
Ahearne P. Coulson C. Henderson R.
Allan R. Coulson C. Hepplewhite W.
Anderson R. Coulson J. Hill N.
Appleby N. Crake W. Hind T.A.
Aungles W. Crosthwaite H. Hinton J.
Bainbridge J. Cummings J. Hinton J.W.
Bainbridge T.S. Dawson A. Hoare R.
Balmer P. Dawson A. Hogarth R.
Barkess T. Dixon B. Hope W.
Barkess Ralph Dixon G. Horn R.
Barkess Robert Dixon J. Howe R.
Barrass M. Dixon T. Howe R.G.
Bassett W. Dixon T. Hulton W.
Baty B.C. Dowie S. Hunter W.H.
Bell G.W. Dresser E. James R.E.
Bell J.F. Duffy J. James T.
Benson G. Ede P.C. Johnston A.
Bestford T. Edmenson T. Johnston W.H.
Bolton T.W. Elliott J. Jordison T.
Broome T. Fallon T. Joyce W.
Brown D.W. Fenton T. Keegan P.
Brown J.H. Fenton T. Kells F.
Brown J. Fish W. Kells T.
Brown T. Forster J. Kells W.
Brown T. Forth J. Kennedy R.
Brown W. Gallagher J. Kennedy W.
Burn T. Gill R. Laing C.
Buckley G. Greathead J.H. Langley W.A.
Calvert T.J. Grey R. Larmer J.
Carr G. Grice W. Lawson C.
Carr James Greaves F. Lee F.G.
Carr John Guy G. Leech J.R.
Charlton E.G. Hamilton J. Lidford R.W.
Clark A. Hamilton W. Longstaff R.
Clark R. Hanson J.W. Luke J.W.
Clark W. Harland J. Lumley J.
Clark W. Hartill W. Mackay W.
Clay J.G. Hayes G. Maddison A.
Cockburn G. Heaslip M. Markham A.
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Rear
Our glorious dead.
Martin J. Ramshaw J.R. Summerbell T.
Masters C.R. Reddel W. Sunley J.E.
McDermott M. Riani A. Tarbett J.R.
McDermott P. Richardson A.E. Taylor W.
McIntyre J. Richardson W. Tennet G.
McGovern J. Riddle E.W. Thompson J.C.
McTear T.W. Riddle H.C. Thuburn H.
Messenger W (Rigby, Riley) T. Thuburn J.
Morgan C.W. ? Thuburn R.
Morley A.S. Ritson M.V. Trevett F.
Morris W. Robinson L. Turnbull James
Moss W. Robinson L. Turnbull Joseph
Moyle C.W. Robinson J.C. Turner F.
Mulholland Jas. Robson J.W. Veitch R.
Mulholland John Robson L. Verity J.
Naisbett J. Robson R. Vickers J.W.
Naisbett J.S. Rompen O. Vickers T.
Newall J.F. Rutherford T. Walker J.S.
Nicholson J.F. Rutter T.H. Waller S.
Nicholson T. Rundle E.S. Wardle N.
Ord F. Scarth J.M. Watson R.
Orme J.W. Scarth W. Wheatley J.
Oxenham W. Scott J. White J.E.D.
Oxley W. Sedgewick T.A. Wick R.W.
Palmer J. Shaw E.R. Williams N.
Park A.B. Shearer B. Wilson C.W.
Pattrick F. Shearer G. Wilson G.
Peebles J. Shearer R. Wilson G.J.
Peel C. Sherriff F.W. Wilson R.
Pendercast W. Sherriff G. Wilson W.
Place E. Shepherd A. Henderson G.?
Place F.H. Sill A.
Place G. Smith A.
Place J. Smith D.
Place T. Smith E.
Prest J. Smith J.B.
Prest R. Smith J.R.
Price J. Smith R.
Purvis J. Smith R.W.
Purvis R. Smith W.T.
Quinn A. Stokoe P.
Stothard A.
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