Memorial

Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside

Leasingthorne

Memorial Name: Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (L72.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: L72.01

Parish: Leasingthorne

Original Location:

Facing Eden Terrace, on the road from Merrington to the A689 from Rushyford to Bishop Auckland.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 12th September 1925 by Col. E. Vaux of Barton, near Darlington;
dedicated by Rev. D. Perrott.

Materials Used:

Stone

Cost:

a. Over £80.

Inscription:

a.
Erected
in undying memory
of the men
who gave their
lives in the
Great War
1914-1918

“Until the day dawn”

b.
And the World War
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Obelisk, 9 feet high (2.7m), on square base with two pedestals, surrounded by iron railings and a gate.

The lettering is carved into the faces of the base using sans serif capitals throughout.

The names for 1914-18 are listed in a single column on two sides, and those for 1939-45 on the fourth side.

Names:

a. 17 surnames and initials.
b. 6 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The village has virtually disappeared leaving the obelisk in a great stretch of landscaped open space. Originally it was hemmed in by streets of pit houses.

2. The memorial was restored with a grant of £7,930 from War Memorials Trust

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Auckland and County Chronicle
10/09/1925 reports proposed unveiling;
17/09/1925 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
19/09/1925 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“Until the day dawn” Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6
“Until the day break and the shadows flee away”

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Tony Young

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Names Documents:

LEASINGTHORNE     Roadside

 

  Erected

  in undying memory

  of the men

  who gave their

  lives in the

  Great War

  1914-1918

 

  Until the day dawn.

 

  And the World War

  1939-1945

———————————————————

On side panels

  (1914-18)      (1939-45)      (1914-18)

  Forrest W.     Askew L.       Cook T.    

  Medd A.        Crowther F.A.  Cartwright W.H.

  O’Neil J.      Donaldson E.   Denton T.

  Phillips C.    Russell W.     Denton J.

  Rowland J.     White W.       Galagher J.  

  Smith F.       Yorke M.       Manners W.

  Stobbs T.                     Mensforth T.    

  Steele J.                     Marshall F.  

  Spoors E.

  

———————————————————–

  The Auckland Chronicle for 17/09/1925 gives the full names as:-

  Thomas Cooke               Albert Medd

  William Henry Cartwright   John O’Neil

  Thomas Denton              Charles Phillips

  James Denton               Joseph Rowland

  William Forrest            Edward Spoors

  John Galagher              John Steele

  Frederick Marshall         Thomas Stobbs

  William Manners            Frederick Smith

  Theodore Mensforth

Names L72.01   

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