Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue Tudhoe Colliery 1914-18 Cemetery
Reference
S131.07
Place
SPENNYMOOR
Map ref
NZ 265347
Original Location
Tudhoe Cemetery
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 6th August 1921
Memorial Description
Statue of grieving woman in draped clothing set on square pedestal, total height approx. 16 feet. Below the statue is a decoration of leaves. The names are carried in polished raised panels each 3 feet 6 inches high with dome at centre top on all four faces of the pedestal. In each top corner is a rose design. Lettering is incised and blackened, using Old English for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names.
Around the base are eight granite pillars and chains and wreath holder at the front.
Around the base are eight granite pillars and chains and wreath holder at the front.
Materials used
White Aberdeen granite statue; grey Aberdeen granite pedestal.
Inscription
Erected / by the / workmen and officials / of Tudhoe Colliery / in memory of / their comrades who died / for their country in the / Great War 1914 - 1918
Names
Who commissioned
Tudhoe Miners’ Lodge.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
J. Lowes of Durham City.
Ownership and maintenance
Spennymoor Town Council
Notes
1. The Tudhoe Miners’ Lodge raised over £3,000 for war purposes.
2. All members who returned were given a gold medal.
3. The statue was placed next to the Tudhoe Colliery Disaster memorial.
4. The memorial would prove to be “a credit to the firm and a landmark to the county”.
2. All members who returned were given a gold medal.
3. The statue was placed next to the Tudhoe Colliery Disaster memorial.
4. The memorial would prove to be “a credit to the firm and a landmark to the county”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Durham County Advertiser 05/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 11/08/1921.
Photographic History of Spennymoor Antony Coia.
Durham County Advertiser 05/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 11/08/1921.
Photographic History of Spennymoor Antony Coia.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
Jim and John Grainger are creating an archive of information about each person named on the local War Memorials and would like to hear from anyone with stories, photographs or memorabilia.
Contact:- monreith@aol.com
Statue Tudhoe Colliery 1914-18 Cemetery (S131.07)
SPENNYMOOR Tudhoe Cemetery
Erected
by the
workmen and officials
of Tudhoe Colliery
in memory of
their comrades who died
for their country in the
Great War 1914 – 1918
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Panel 1
Pte. F. Adams D.L.I.
L/C B. Alderson D.L.I.
“ J. Alker Gloucester Regt.
Sergt. G. Bainbridge Yorks Regt.
Pte. T. Bainbridge Yorks Regt.
“ T. Barlow D.L.I.
“ J.S. Bell D.L.I.
“ H. Bell D.L.I.
L/C T. Blair D.L.I.
Sergt. J. Blenkin R.E.
Pte. J. Boden D.L.I.
“ R. Brewis D.L.I.
“ G. Brown D.L.I.
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Panel 2
Pte. W. Brown Yorks Regt.
L/C N. Bulmer D.L.I.
Pte. J. Burton East Yorks
“ A. Campbell D.L.I.
“ J. Clarke N.F.
“ A. Cook N.F.
“ R. Cornish East Yorks
“ F. Dalkin D.L.I.
“ J.T. Davies Yorks. Regt.
“ H. Dodds Yorks. Regt.
“ G. Dunn D.L.I.
Sergt. A. Gibson D.L.I.
Gnr. T. Goundry R.G.A.
Pte. G. Graham D.L.I.
“ J. Grainger East Yorks
A/S G. Green R.N.D. Anson Batt.
Pte. G. Hamar D.L.I.
“ E. Hanson R.S.
“ H. Hart D.L.I.
“ T. Hartley D.L.I.
“ B. Harwood D.L.I.
“ B. Hetherington Yorks Regt.
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Panel 3
Pte. N. Henderson D.L.I.
“ T. Hodgson D.L.I.
“ T. Houston D.L.I.
L/C R. Howe D.L.I.
Pte. J. Hughes N.F.
A/S. E. Hutchinson R.N.D. Anson Batt.
Cpl. J. Ingram D.L.I.
Pte. J. Jefferson D.L.I.
“ R. Jones Sherwood Foresters
“ J.W. Keirl D.L.I.
“ H. Lawson D. of W. Regt.
“ W. Lawson D.L.I.
“ J. Lowe D.L.I.
“ J. Lunn Yorks. Regt.
“ W. Maughan D.L.I.
L/C A. Miller Yorks Regt.
Pte. R. Mortimer Grenadier Guards
“ H. Parry D.L.I.
“ J.W. Pope Yorks Regt.
“ W.F. Randall East Surreys
Sergt. J. Sinclair D.L.I.
Pte. T. Snowball R.A.M.C.
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Panel 4
L/C H. Steward D.L.I.
Pte. G. Stones R.E.
“ J.T. Temperley East Yorks
“ G.F. Tomlinson East Yorks
Gnr. B. Varvill R.G.A.
Pte. W. Walton D.L.I.
“ J. Watson D.L.I.
“ J.D. White East Yorks
“ J. White D.L.I.
“ D. Whitehead D.L.I.
Cpl. J.J. Wigham,M.M. Yorks Regt.
Pte. G. Wilkinson D.L.I.
Pte. R. Wilkinson D.L.I.
“ E.J. Wilson R.A.M.C.
“ F. Williams K.O.Y.L.I.
“ C. Proctor N.R.B.
NamesS131.07
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