Memorial Details
Memorial
Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Horsemarket
Reference
M39.01
Place
MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
Map ref
9425
Original Location
On an island site at the end of Horsemarket
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 23rd October 1921 by Lord Barnard; dedicated by Rev. W. Sumner.
Memorial Description
Obelisk 16 feet high on a square pedestal on three steps 4 feet square at the base. On the tapering shaft a laurel wreath is carved in half relief. A raised shield is in the centre of the top of the pedestal. The names for 1914-18 appear on the front, listed in two columns, those for 1939-45 are on the back. All lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Grey Dalbeattie granite with polished marble plaques.
Inscription
a. (Front) :Our glorious dead / who fell in the Great war / 1914-1918
“Greater love hath no man than this / that a man lay down his life / for his friends”.
(Back): Erected / in grateful memory of / the fallen, and in honour / of those who served / by the inhabitants of / Middleton-In-Teesdale / 1921
b. (Front) : Our glorious dead / who fell in the World War / 1939-1945
c. (Side): Also / in memory / of the following who died from / the effects of war service.
“Greater love hath no man than this / that a man lay down his life / for his friends”.
(Back): Erected / in grateful memory of / the fallen, and in honour / of those who served / by the inhabitants of / Middleton-In-Teesdale / 1921
b. (Front) : Our glorious dead / who fell in the World War / 1939-1945
c. (Side): Also / in memory / of the following who died from / the effects of war service.
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
Total cost of obelisk and of enclosing a portion of the green was £400.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Dalbeattie Granite Works
Notes
1. One report says that a Garden of Remembrance was placed near the memorial in 1947. It is not clear whether this is a war memorial for 1939-45.
2. One of the names on this Memorial is incorrectly spelt, R.E.M. Pettler is actually E.M. Pettler
2. One of the names on this Memorial is incorrectly spelt, R.E.M. Pettler is actually E.M. Pettler
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Jim Sewell; Dorothy Hall; Kevin Milburn
Teesside Mercury 26/10/1921
Auckland and County Chronicle 27/10/1921
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 29/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Record Office Plans
The History of the Parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale in the County of Durham Together with the Townships of Egglestone, Newbiggin, and Forest and Frith with Harwood. Brig.Gen. H. Conyers Surtees., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L., F.S.A., 1924
North Dispatch 11/11/1947 reports dedication of Garden of Remembrance.
Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
Teesside Mercury 26/10/1921
Auckland and County Chronicle 27/10/1921
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 29/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Record Office Plans
The History of the Parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale in the County of Durham Together with the Townships of Egglestone, Newbiggin, and Forest and Frith with Harwood. Brig.Gen. H. Conyers Surtees., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L., F.S.A., 1924
North Dispatch 11/11/1947 reports dedication of Garden of Remembrance.
Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; C. Sanders; Jim Sewell; Dorothy Hall; Kevin Milburn; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance; James Pasby; Canadian Service Records
Research In Progress
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Obelisk 1914-18 1939-45 Horsemarket (M39.01)
MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE Horsemarket
Panel 1
Erected
in grateful memory of
the Fallen, and in honour
of those who served
by the inhabitants of
Middleton-in-Teesdale
1921.
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Panel 2
Our Glorious Dead
who fell in the Great War
1914 – 1918
J.J. Brunskill S.C. Kidd
A. Brunskill R. Longstaff
C. Bainbridge G.W. Morton
R.H. Bainbridge W. Nattrass
R.W. Bainbridge M.A.B Neligan
G.A. Bell G.H. Neligan
T.H. Bellas R.E.M Pettler
G.M. Borland R.H. Robson
E. Bousfield R.E. Robson
A. Baum A. Shaw
W. Beattie J.B. Taylor
W. Collinson W. Thompson
W. Dent G.E. Vipond
G.A. Dickson J. Walton
W. Hutchinson G.W. Walton
J.W. Hunt J. Watson
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At foot
“Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life
for his friends”
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Right panel
Also
in memory
of the following, who died from
the effects of war service
J.W. Anderson C. Harland
J.W. Collinson
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Panel 3 (Left)
Our glorious dead
who fell in the World War
1939 – 1945
L.H. Allinson
J.R. Forrest
R. Iceton
J.A. Morton
R. Murray
G.M. Toward
J.W. Tinkler
G.B. Willis
W.E. Watson
C. Wright
NamesM39.01
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