Memorial Details
Memorial
Tower and Clock 1939-45 St. Paul
Reference
T66.05
Place
TRIMDON STATION
Map ref
NZ 369342
Original Location
St. Paul’s Church, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon (Deaf Hill cum Langdale), County Durham, TS29 6AN (Closed)
Present Location
Trimdon Station Community Centre.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 10th June 1950 by James Howie Esq.; dedicated by Rt.Rev. John Alexander Ramsbotham, M.A., Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Tower and clock, which chimes every quarter hour.
There is a dial of five feet diameter on each face. There are four bells for Westminster Chimes, total weight of 8 cwt. 2 quarters and 14 lbs.
A plaque bears the dedication. The names are in three columns using Roman capitals.
There is a dial of five feet diameter on each face. There are four bells for Westminster Chimes, total weight of 8 cwt. 2 quarters and 14 lbs.
A plaque bears the dedication. The names are in three columns using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Opaque glazed dials; Copper casing for clock. Brass plaque.
Inscription
On June 10th, 1950 / the memorial clock tower on this church /erected by the people of Deaf Hill cum Langdale / was dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow in memory / of those who gave their lives in the war / 1939 to 1945.
“We bow before the flower of youth whose bloom / in fields eternal triumphs o’er the tomb.”
“We bow before the flower of youth whose bloom / in fields eternal triumphs o’er the tomb.”
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee, inc. Messrs. George Hardy, Oswald Gray and Alfred Tulip.
Cost
Total £1,839. Clock £810; Bells £268; Building £635; Architect £80; Plaque estimated £46
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Present condition
This was renovated from 2005 to 2008. (See link below.) Total raised as at 9th June 2005 was £3650.97.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Clock built by Messrs. W.Potts & Son of Leeds.
Tower built by Messrs. F.W. Goodyear & Sons of Durham.
Bells made by Messrs Taylor of Loughborough.
Architect.- D. Mclntyre, A.R.I.B.A.
Tower built by Messrs. F.W. Goodyear & Sons of Durham.
Bells made by Messrs Taylor of Loughborough.
Architect.- D. Mclntyre, A.R.I.B.A.
Ownership and maintenance
Clock is maintained by the parish council.
Notes
1. The last service was held in St. Paul’s on 20th October 2007. The building is to be a private house.
2. By the time of the unveiling, £17 still need to be raised as a shortfall in funds.
3. In April 2005 there was a plea for help with funding to restore the clock and tower.
4. The Diocese of Durham had obtained planning permission for the conversion of the building into two dwellings. But any proposed new use will need to provide “for the retention and continued functioning of the World War II Memorial Clock”.
5. The 7 o’clock numeral was sponsored by Elizabeth Anderson, in memory of her brother, Thomas Tate. (See link below)
6. Three motors, each of one quarter h.p. were installed. The mechanism was electrically driven for chiming, driving hammers and all accessories, and to light up the four dials. Should there be a temporary break in power, an automatically wound weight-driven clock was installed.
2. By the time of the unveiling, £17 still need to be raised as a shortfall in funds.
3. In April 2005 there was a plea for help with funding to restore the clock and tower.
4. The Diocese of Durham had obtained planning permission for the conversion of the building into two dwellings. But any proposed new use will need to provide “for the retention and continued functioning of the World War II Memorial Clock”.
5. The 7 o’clock numeral was sponsored by Elizabeth Anderson, in memory of her brother, Thomas Tate. (See link below)
6. Three motors, each of one quarter h.p. were installed. The mechanism was electrically driven for chiming, driving hammers and all accessories, and to light up the four dials. Should there be a temporary break in power, an automatically wound weight-driven clock was installed.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos of tower: John and Mavis Dixon; photo of plaque: Derek Bradley
Diocese of Durham Faculty No. DDR/EJ/FAC/3/3231
Durham Chronicle 09/06/1950 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Northern Echo 14/01/2010 reports conversion of building into a dwelling.
Memorandum-Pastoral Measure 1983-Draft Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal) Scheme issued by the Church Commissioners.
Source of quotation
“We bow before the flower of youth . . .” Not known.
Diocese of Durham Faculty No. DDR/EJ/FAC/3/3231
Durham Chronicle 09/06/1950 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Northern Echo 14/01/2010 reports conversion of building into a dwelling.
Memorandum-Pastoral Measure 1983-Draft Pastoral (Church Buildings Disposal) Scheme issued by the Church Commissioners.
Source of quotation
“We bow before the flower of youth . . .” Not known.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Bill Heslop (Durham Diocesan Office); John L. Dixon; Alan Vickers; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Derek Bradley (Trimdon Station Community Centre); Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
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Tower and Clock 1939-45 St. Paul (T66.05)
On June 10th, 1950
the memorial clock tower on this church
erected by the people of Deaf Hill cum Langdale
was dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow in memory
of those who gave their lives in the war
1939 to 1945.
Edward Bannister John W. Hampson William Merifield
Basil Barnes Joseph Jackman Isaac Presho
Harry Britain Charles Lee Jack Robinson
Fred Carter William Leighton James Scott
Alfred Curtis Thomas H. Longstaff Robert Soulsby
Herbert Daldry John Low Thomas Tate
Thomas Dixon Joseph Madrell Thomas Walker
John B. Dunn Joseph March Ronald Wigham
John Fawkes Ronald McGlen Walter Williams
George Gargett Edward Mercer Robert Woolhouse
“We bow before the flower of youth whose bloom
in fields eternal triumphs o’er the tomb.”
NamesT66.05
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