Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
L72.01
Place
LEASINGTHORNE
Map ref
NZ 255299
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
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.
Memorial Description
Obelisk, 9 feet high, 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.
Materials used
Stone
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
“Until the day dawn”
b. And the World War / 1939-1945
Names
Cost
a. Over £80.
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.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 19/09/1925 reports unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 10/09/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 17/09/1925 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”
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 19/09/1925 reports unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 10/09/1925 reports proposed unveiling; 17/09/1925 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”
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Tony Young
Research In Progress
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Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (L72.01)
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
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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.
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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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Parish Notes
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