Boulder South Africa 1899-1902 Roadside

Island site in the middle of Galgate, about half a mile north-east of the centre of the town.

In garden of remembrance.

South Africa, 1899-1902

Unveiled 27th July 1905 by Col. V. Grimshaw, 3rd Batt., D.L.I.,
dedicated by Rev. J.T. Penrose.

Partially dressed freestone on red granite boulder;
inscription panels bronze-coloured.
Plaque on gate is bronze.

£116 was raised by public subscription.

Sunken panel:
Pro Patria.

In memory of the Officers, NCOs and men of the
3rd (Militia) Batt. the Durham Light Infantry
The Imperial Yeomanry and local Volunteers attached to the Line Regiments
who died in South Africa during the Boer War
1899-1902.

Boulder on top of a squared stone base, total height 12 feet m(3.7m) sitting on a square coursed stone plinth.

There is a plaque, 12 inches high x 18 inches wide (30cms x 46cms), very plain, with a flower round the screw head in each corner.

The dedication is in sunken Roman lettering.

The Garden of Remembrance also contains trees, flower beds.

The whole is surrounded in a flagged area by a post and chain fence with a short path to the road, and an ornamental wrought iron gate with inscription.

1. There are traces of another plaque on the opposite stone face. It seems that this was where the plaque was placed originally. However, alterations in the immediate surroundings meant that the panel had to be removed and placed on another face.

2. There was little enthusiasm for this memorial as a plaque had already been placed in St. Mary’s Church.

3. There was also a gun placed in Galgate, which disappeared.

4. Restoration work in 2009 was carried out with the aid of a grant from the War Memorials Trust by P. & S. Coverdale Masonry Contractors Ltd.

Historic England Listing

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall; old photo of unveiling: Beamish Photo Archive

Teesdale Mercury
17/05/1905 reports proposals.

The Barney Crier
No.11 Winter 2009, Town Council Newsletter, reports restoration.

4th Royal Warwickshire Regiment
For remembrance and in honour of those who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. James Gildea, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911.

E. Yeoman. Photographer; R. Rackham, 1975 carries a photo of the unveiling.

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Howard and Christine Jemmeson;
Beamish Museum;
Mavis Dixon;
Dorothy Hall

If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk