Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Memorial Hall
Reference
U8.02
Place
USHAW MOOR
Map ref
2242
Original Location
Memorial Hall
Present Location
Relocated to St. Luke’s Church, outside south wall.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled by Col. J.R. Ritson on 3rd October 1925
Memorial Description
Plaque, 4 feet 9 inches high x 7 feet 3 inches wide, very plain, with deep border, made of four oblong stones. The lettering is black raised lead letters. The quotation is repeated on each half . The names are listed in four columns.
The 1914-18 plaque has been enlarged to accommodate the names from 1939-45.
The 1914-18 plaque has been enlarged to accommodate the names from 1939-45.
Materials used
Grey marble / sandstone / lead.
Inscription
Their name liveth for evermore.
(Names)
True love by life, true love by death is tried.
Live thou for England. We for England died.
(Names)
True love by life, true love by death is tried.
Live thou for England. We for England died.
Names
Who commissioned
Ushaw Moor Colliery Welfare Committee
Cost
£800
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
N.E. Granite Co. of Langley Moor.
Notes
1. See U8.01
2. The hall was demolished and replaced by housing.
3. From an old photograph, it seems that there were two plaques, one for each half of the alphabet, each in an elaborate frame with half-pillars up the sides surmounted by a hemisphere containing the dates below which were two laurel sprays. The photo shows that there was a chain link railing. The two plaques had the names for 1939-45 added and were brought together in the plain frame that appears now.
2. The hall was demolished and replaced by housing.
3. From an old photograph, it seems that there were two plaques, one for each half of the alphabet, each in an elaborate frame with half-pillars up the sides surmounted by a hemisphere containing the dates below which were two laurel sprays. The photo shows that there was a chain link railing. The two plaques had the names for 1939-45 added and were brought together in the plain frame that appears now.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Eddie Castling; James Pasby; old postcard: Dorothy Hall
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 6471, issued 10/02/1987 for the addition of a protective stone frame to the existing memorial on the south exterior wall of the organ chamber, facing the road. To protect existing tablets, no new names to be added
Consett Guardian 02/10/1925 reports unveiling
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
“True love by life . . .” Not ascertained.
Diocese of Durham Faculty number 6471, issued 10/02/1987 for the addition of a protective stone frame to the existing memorial on the south exterior wall of the organ chamber, facing the road. To protect existing tablets, no new names to be added
Consett Guardian 02/10/1925 reports unveiling
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
“True love by life . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders, John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Memorial Hall (U8.02)
Left hand side:
Their Name liveth for evermore
---------------
J.L. Ambler A.B. W. Appleby A.B.
E. Atkinson Sgt. R.M. Ayres L/Cpl.
D. Bell Pte. R. Blenkinsop A.B.
W. Brett “ R. Brooks Pte.
B.O. Carr “ G. Carrol “
J.F. Collins “ E. Craigs “
J.W. Dixon “ M.M E. Dunn Sgt.
J. Dunn “ G. Ellis Pte.
G. Etherington L/Cpl. J. Evans “
E. Evans Pte. T.N. Ferguson L/Cpl.
W. Gamble W.O. J. George Pte.
F.P. Henderson Pte. F.E. Herron “
J. Hope “ W. Jobson “
J. Johnson “ R.S. Joyce “
C. Kirby “ F.W. Leeming Sapp.
G.R. Lendrum “ J. Lindsley Pte.
R.V. Armorey Pte.
H. Brockbank Sgt.
“True love by life, true love by death is tried.
Live thou for England. We for England died.”
---------------
1939 - 1945 .
F. Braybook Gnr. D. Burke Flt/Sgt.
A. Cann Pte. T. Dawson Pte.
T.W. Deighton L/Cpl. E. Hall Pte.
J.R. Hardman Pte. G.R. Henderson L/Cpl.
G. Holliday Pte.
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Right hand side:
“Their Name liveth for evermore”
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T. Marchant A.B. H. Matthews A.B.
T. Metcalfe Sgt. F. Mills Pte.
R. Mosley Pte. W.A. Morgan Pte.
J. Oxley “ G. Patterson “
T. Potts “ F. Pratt “
R. Pringle “ W. Pringle “
M. Quinn “ R.H. Robinson “
J. Robson “ F.B. Rowbotham A.B.
W. Stamford M.W. W. Stephenson Pte.
R. Surtees Pte. J.P. Troughton A.B.
M. Turner “ C.G.M. A. Turner Pte.
J.A. Tupling “ R. Tweddle “
J. Vickers Sgt. M.M. C. Walker “
W. Wallage Pte. T. Walton “
W. Walton “ W. Watson “
C. Wightman L/Sgt. J. Winn “
E. Young Pte.
“True love by life, true love by death is tried.
Live thou for England. We for England died”.
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1939 – 1945
J.A. McEleavey A.B. W.A. Morgan Pte.
T. Newton Sgt. G. Osborn Lieut.
H. Seaton Sgt. T. Timmons Pte.
N. Tunney O.S. E.W. Turnbull Pte.
G. Walker J. Hepplewhite
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