Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Burma 1966 Roadside
Reference
S125.01
Place
SHOTTON COLLIERY
Map ref
NZ 395410
Original Location
On west side of Station Road at its junction with Front Street. The village lies 1.5 miles west of the A19 and 2 miles south of Easington.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Burma 1966
b. 1939-45
c. Burma 1966
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 3rd September 1921 by Lt.Col. J. Morley Longden, D.L.I. of Castle Eden. Dedicated by Rev. W.V.E. Parsons.
b. Unveiled November 1947 by Mr. J. Bolton, Chair, War Memorial Committee; dedicated by Rev. G. Beckwith, Vicar
b. Unveiled November 1947 by Mr. J. Bolton, Chair, War Memorial Committee; dedicated by Rev. G. Beckwith, Vicar
Memorial Description
Soldier statue on 6 foot high pedestal, resting on four steps, total height 15 feet. The soldier is standing resting on his rifle, and wears the badge of the Durham Light Infantry. The inscriptions are carried on two bronze plates fixed to the front and side of the pedestal. Each has a narrow raised edge. Names are listed in two columns on each. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals throughout.
The whole is set within a rectangular garden with wrought iron fence on a dwarf stone wall and gates. The garden is paved and planted with trees and rose bushes. At the back of the site is an open-fronted shelter with seats.
Another plaque has been erected to mark the rededication in 2007 and also contains a Roll of Honour bearing one name from Borneo, 1966. The lettering has been incised into the plain slab, using Roman capitals, lower case and italics.
The whole is set within a rectangular garden with wrought iron fence on a dwarf stone wall and gates. The garden is paved and planted with trees and rose bushes. At the back of the site is an open-fronted shelter with seats.
Another plaque has been erected to mark the rededication in 2007 and also contains a Roll of Honour bearing one name from Borneo, 1966. The lettering has been incised into the plain slab, using Roman capitals, lower case and italics.
Materials used
Portland stone
Inscription
a. Erected 1920 / by the parishioners and / federated workmen of / Shotton Colliery / to the memory of 152 men / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1919.
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
b. also to the memory of 38 persons who were killed by enemy action in the 2nd Great World War 1939-1945.
c. In recognition of the memorial improvements / and the official rededication and unveiling of / the roll of honour for Shotton War memorial / 25th day of February 2007.
The stones are in rows, in land that they were given, / All had lain as one, for 60 years or more. / Blood and tears have grown the lands until only memories remain./ Their deeds are read as Hero’s. /Actions that were taken then give now our lives a purpose. / We remember. / All must not forget, the total sacrifice they gave for us. / So in return we must play our part / Always remember, our loved ones and friends. / Until we meet again.
Roll of Honour
Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.
b. also to the memory of 38 persons who were killed by enemy action in the 2nd Great World War 1939-1945.
c. In recognition of the memorial improvements / and the official rededication and unveiling of / the roll of honour for Shotton War memorial / 25th day of February 2007.
The stones are in rows, in land that they were given, / All had lain as one, for 60 years or more. / Blood and tears have grown the lands until only memories remain./ Their deeds are read as Hero’s. /Actions that were taken then give now our lives a purpose. / We remember. / All must not forget, the total sacrifice they gave for us. / So in return we must play our part / Always remember, our loved ones and friends. / Until we meet again.
Roll of Honour
Names
Cost
£670
How money was raised
Levy on workmen of Shotton Colliery. Site purchased by Parish Council.
Present condition
Restored and rededicated 25th February 2008
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Jenkins and Sons, Torquay. Garden laid out by Horden Collieries Ltd.
Notes
1. From an old photo, it would appear that the dedication was adjusted after the 1939-45 war. The old photo also shows the statue inside a much lower ornamental wrought iron fence.
2. The memorial is now floodlit. Two wreath rails have been added.
3. Thomas Griffiths, killed in Burma in 1966, is the grandson of Andrew Sinton, named as a casualty on the 1914-18 memorial.
4. Around 1500 men from the area served in 1914-18, of whom 23 gained distinctions.
5. New plaques were made for the 1914-18 names when the plaques for 1939-45 were made. The 1914-18 plaques were unveiled by Mr. J. Bolton; those for 1939-45 were unveiled by Cllr. J. Atkinson, Chairman, Shotton Parish Council.
6. To raise funds, the original plan was to open the appeal to the community at large, but the workmen paid a levy so willingly that they raised more than enough, and the levy was stopped. They now had enough money for the memorial, and a nucleus for something else. It was hoped that a bandstand might be built at a later date.
2. The memorial is now floodlit. Two wreath rails have been added.
3. Thomas Griffiths, killed in Burma in 1966, is the grandson of Andrew Sinton, named as a casualty on the 1914-18 memorial.
4. Around 1500 men from the area served in 1914-18, of whom 23 gained distinctions.
5. New plaques were made for the 1914-18 names when the plaques for 1939-45 were made. The 1914-18 plaques were unveiled by Mr. J. Bolton; those for 1939-45 were unveiled by Cllr. J. Atkinson, Chairman, Shotton Parish Council.
6. To raise funds, the original plan was to open the appeal to the community at large, but the workmen paid a levy so willingly that they raised more than enough, and the levy was stopped. They now had enough money for the memorial, and a nucleus for something else. It was hoped that a bandstand might be built at a later date.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Old postcard: Tony Harding; George Nairn
Northern Echo30/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 30/12/2006 reports unsuccessful campaign by Thomas Griffiths' brothers to have his body brought home, and their efforts to have his name added to the war memorial; 26/02/2007 reports rededication with photos of the event and of Pte. Thomas Griffiths.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/09/1921 reports unveiling with photo.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 14/11/1947 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 09/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 05/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 05/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Council Listing ref 505/5/16/1
Source of quotation;
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John’s Gospel 15 v. 13
Northern Echo30/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 30/12/2006 reports unsuccessful campaign by Thomas Griffiths' brothers to have his body brought home, and their efforts to have his name added to the war memorial; 26/02/2007 reports rededication with photos of the event and of Pte. Thomas Griffiths.
Illustrated Chronicle 05/09/1921 reports unveiling with photo.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 14/11/1947 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 09/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 05/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 05/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Council Listing ref 505/5/16/1
Source of quotation;
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John’s Gospel 15 v. 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Durham County Council; Tony Harding; George Nairn; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Statue 1914-18 1939-45 Burma 1966 Roadside (S125.01)
SHOTTON COLLIERY Roadside
Erected 1920
by the parishioners and
federated workmen of
Shotton Colliery
to the memory of the 152 men
who fell in the Great War
1914-1919
also
to the memory of the 38 persons
who were killed by enemy action
in the Second Great War
1939-1945.
Greater love hath no man
than this that a man lay down
his life for his friends.
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Left Side
Gnr R. Appleby A.B. T. Crow
P.O. G. Atkinson Pte W. Crow
Pte P. Atkinson Bdr J. Cruddas
Cpl C.S. Baker Pte T.G. Cruddace
Bdr N. Beardmore “ A.G. Delicate
Pte J.G. Beck Gnr J.B. Devine
“ J. Bellis “ H. Donnelly
“ W. Bellairs Pte P. Doran
“ H. Bellairs “ J. Elliott
“ R.D. Bennett L/c L.G. Everitt
Cpl R. Berryman Pte M. Farn
Pte J. Blackett Major B.L. Fenton
“ J. Binley Pte T. Fletcher
Cpl W. Bowser “ J. Foster
Pte N.R. Brewer “ W. Forman
“ J.E. Briggs “ G. Frankland
Sgt G. Brown “ J. Gair
Pte R. Brown “ W. Galloway
“ A. Burrell “ W. Garbutt
Gnr A.V. Burrell “ M. Hails
Pte T. Bowman “ C. Hamilton
“ J.T. Cade “ C. Hanby
“ R. Carr “ J.B. Hanby
“ L. Chapman “ J. Hand
“ C. Clark “ R. Hardwick
“ A. Cinton “ J. Harker
Gnr T. Cleat “ W. Harrison
Sgt P. Connelly “ J. Havelock
Pte H. Cook “ J.W. Hayes
“ J.O. Cook Gnr W. Hazel
“ R. Cotton L/c W.H. Hodgson
“ R. Coulsey A.B. W. Howel
Sgt W. Coulthard Pte A. Hughes
Pte J.T. Coxon Stoker S. Hunter
“ M. Coxon Pte J.J. Jackson
“ J. Coxon “ C. Johnson
“ R. Craig A.B. P. Johnson
“ J. Crangle Pte G. Jones
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Right Side
Pte W. Jones Pte G. Robson
“ H. Kester L/c J.W. Robson
“ J. Kindred Bdr T. Robson
“ J.H. Knights L/c R.W.N Rutter
“ W. Lackenby Pte D. Ryan
Sgt W. Lamb “ J. Sanderson
Cpl J.H. Lawson “ W. Scott
Pte F. Lever Cpl W. Seymour
“ T. Liddell Pte E. Shackler
“ T. Lightfoot “ J. Sheavills
“ R. Lister “ A. Shore
“ T.E. Littlewood “ R. Simpson
“ T. Lonsdale L/c W. Smales
“ G.W. Luke Pte W. Smith
“ W. Magee “ H. Stanger
L/c G. Marr “ F. Stephenson
Sap. T. Marr “ W. Surtees
Pte W. Marr L/c M. Taylor
“ J. Mckenna Pte R. Taylor
A.B. M.N. McKenna “ G. Thompson
Pte M.H. McCullough Sap J. Thompson
“ F. McGregor Pte W. Thompson
Sgt P. Mitchel Gnr D. Thornton
A.B. W.A.J. Mountford Pte G.H. Wade
Cpl S. Moses “ W.B. Walker
Pte J. Nevins “ T. Wandless
“ J.T. Noble Cpl G.W. Wanless
“ J. Nutman Pte G.W. West
Gnr R. Park Stoker R. White
Pte J.A. Pearson L/c G. Whitton
“ J. Peel Gnr I. Whitton
“ T. Poulson “ R.G. Wiffen
“ J. Purvis Pte J. Wilson
Bdr F. Redden “ R. Wilson
“ W. Ridley “ W. Wilson
Gnr W.P. Rix A.B. G. Winwood
“ W. Rix Pte J.O. Young
Pte J. Roach “ W.W. Young
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Rear
1939-1945
Pte G.H. Alcock Pte T. Fewster
L/Stkr A. Barrass Gnr R.H. Gallagher
Pte E. Barrass L.A.C. W.R. Graham
Miss L.M. Bellis F/Sgt K.M. Henderson
Sgt R.A. Berry Gnr M. Harold
Bdr J. Bower A/c J. Humphrey
Sgt T. Brownless Master J.R.R. Iveson
A.B. L. Burrell Master J.K. Iveson
Marine E. Carlyle Ist Class/Stkr A. James
4th/Eng J. Cowell Sgt A. Lackenby
Pte W. Carter Pte G. Lamb
“ T.W. Crow Trpr J. Park
“ D.C.S. Davison Sgt R.C. Robinson
L.A.C. J. Drainer Gnr E. Ryan
Gnr. H.L. Eastwood Mr T. Sinclair
R/O J.C. Ellis Pte J. Wallwork
Pte R.P. Ellis Marine J. Wandless
1stClass/Stkr J. Fawell Sgt J. Wears
Pte T.E. Fawell Sgt Glider/Pilot J. West
NamesS125.01
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