Memorial

Cenotaph 1939-45 I.C.I.

Billingham

Memorial Name: Cenotaph 1939-45 I.C.I. (B139.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: B139.01

Parish: Billingham

Original Location:

Outside Chilton House, ICI headquarters, Chilton Avenue, Billingham (closed).

Present Location:

Memorial Park.
Between Station Road and A1027 (Bypass road), south of the junction with Central Avenue, about three quarters of a mile from St. Cuthbert’s church.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 3rd July 1949 by Lord McGowan, chairman of ICI;
dedicated by Rev. W.M. Wykes, Rector of Sedgefield.
Rededicated Armistice Day, November 10th 1996.

Materials Used:

Portland stone on granite base.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Panels: Gilbert Bayes, warden of the Guild of Memorial Craftsmen.

Inscription:

1939 1945
Imperial Chemical Industries
Limited
To the proud memory
of the employees of Billingham
who lost their lives
in the Second World War.

Memorial Description:

Cenotaph, 14 feet (4.26m) high in Art Nouveau style.

At centre top is the ICI logo with swags down either side carved in half relief.

It stands on a pedestal 24 inches high x 66 inches wide x 55 inches deep (61cms x 167cms x 139cms) on shallow wide steps.

The dates are carved into the stone above the bronze plaque which bears the dedication.

There are bronze plaques on the front and back 36 inches high x 39 inches wide (91cms x 99cms), and two more plaques on each side, each 36 inches high x 28 inches wide (91cms x 71cms).

On the back is incised the name “Billingham”.

Below this is a plaque on which the names are listed in three columns.

On the side plaques the names are listed in two columns.

The columns are divided by raised stems of leaves.

Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Names:

200 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. In 1996 the monument was dismantled into three segments. The proposal was to re-site it in the Memorial Park on Station Road.

2. The removal cost £8,000 and was necessary because of vandalism.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

North-Eastern Weekly News
08/07/1949 briefly reports unveiling.

North East Gazette
04/07/1949 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
11/09/1996 reports proposed removal with picture.

ICI Magazine
Sept. 1949 reports unveiling.

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
R. Henderson;
Paul Dunnill;
Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

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

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

BILLINGHAM  ICI Cenotaph

  

Front

  ICI

  

  1939 1945

 

  Imperial Chemical Industries

  Limited

  To the proud memory

  of the employees of Billingham

  who lost their lives

  in the Second World War

———————————————-

Right plaque                   

  

  Adam J.R.            Chirnside J.W.   

  Agnew P.             Clewes H.        

  Alexandra G.P.       Cockcroft A.N.   

  Allan J.H.           Cogan G.         

  Allenby J.G.         Coleman A.W.     

  Appleby J.R.         Collins T.        

  Askey G.             Cook R.          

  Barker E.B.          Cooper T.B.      

  Barker H.V.          Cooper W.        

  Barker J.            Corbett N.       

  Barry W.             Corbyn E.        

  Barwick J.W.         Corey J.P.       

  Beasley A.           Coupe H.         

  Bell J.E.            Coverdale W.     

  Bennett J.           Craggs T.        

  Boddy D.             Crinnion H.      

  Bough J.R.           Crowe J.W.       

  Bowyer F.L.L.        Curry W.         

  Brennan P.J.         Darby W.H.       

  Brown J.D.           Dawson L. Miss   

  Brown J.T.           Devlin G.J.     

  Burlison J.W.        Dixon J.S.       

  Burns G.             Dixon T.A.       

  Burrell R.           Dobson C.        

  Cannon A.G.          Dowd J.          

  Chambers W.          Dowles S.J.      

  Chapman J.           Dowling J.       

  Chesser J.           Dowson J.W.

——————————————————————–

Back plaque                       

  

  ICI

  

  Billingham

  

  Duff W.              Harding J.         Lumley G.E.             

  Dunford W.A.         Harding W.E.       McCoy J.                

  Dyer H.              Hardisty J.E.      McIntyre R.             

  Eaton C.H.           Harrison J.A.      McIntyre S.             

  Ellerton C.          Hay E.A.M.         McKenzie J.E.           

  Evans D.L.           Haynes N.          MacLean D.              

  Fellows A.E.         Helyer L.W.        McLean P.J.G.           

  Finlayson F.K.       Hemshall J.E.      Malone J.               

  Fisher D.            Hendry M.          Mason J.W.              

  Flanigan A.          Heslop H.B.        Matthews G.             

  Fleming J.           Heydon G.          Meek A.                 

  Forsyth J.J.         Hobbs W.L.         Mitchell E.R.           

  Galloway-Wilson B.G. Holland H.F.       Mitchell J.             

  Ganner J.B.          Horton G.          Moore A.B.              

  Gavin L.             Hume T.            Moore F.                

  Gleave H.            Irving W.          Morgan P.               

  Goldsbrough J.H.     Jackson F.H.       Morrison W.             

  Gormley F.           Jackson W.H.       Morton A.               

  Gormley R.M.         Jelley C.          Murphy H.               

  Grieves D.           Kelly E.R.         Musson C.R.             

  Griffiths C.W.       Kerr L.            Nicholson J.R.          

  Hagan F.             Kilgallon J.       Oliver D.C.             

  Hall J.              Lamb C.            Oliver J.               

  Hall R.              Lamb G.D.          Oliver J.D.             

  Halliday R.          Laverick A.        Oxley A.                

  Hamilton T.          Laythorpe T.       Patterson D.G.          

  Hannaford R.L.       Learoyd R.J.D.     Pitt W.                 

  Elsy A.E.            Littler C.         Morgan J.               

  Hancock A.                              Sidgwick C.T.           

  McLean T.                               Wharton J.              

——————————————————————–

Left plaque

  

  Plant A.E.            Stones S.F.

  Plant D.              Stubbs R.P.

  Preston C.            Taylerson W.L.

  Price G.S.            Taylor G.T.L.

  Reavley A.E.          Taylor L.E.

  Reid J.               Thompson G.G.

  Richardson J.H.       Thompson J.

  Richardson R.A.       Vetters S.H.

  Richardson R.W.       Waller N.

  Ridsdale T.W.         Walsh M.H.

  Rigg J.D.             Walton J.

  Roberts F.D.          Waterland F.

  Robinson G.W.         Watkins E.

  Robinson J.           Watson T.S.

  Rooke T.              Webster D.M. Miss

  Scott M.J.            Weddle G.

  Scully P.             Whittingham C.

  Shearer J.A.          Widdowfield J.

  Sigsworth J.W.        Wilcox J.R.

  Smith A.              Willoughby C.H.

  Smith C.              Wilson G.H.

  Smith F.W.            Wilson J.

  Smith R.W.            Wilson R.A.  

  Smithson J.           Wilson T.

  Southgate J.W.        Wood J.  

  Spears J.S.           Wood N.   

  Stamp J.H.            Woodgate T.H.

  Stephenson J.D.       Woodhall J.

               Wright R.E.             

NamesB139 01    

War Memorial Indexes

County Durham Index

Newcastle Index

Northumberland Index

Over The Tees Index

This is a work in progress. Interested in helping, contact 2014@newmp.org.uk 

Exploring the North East’s History
Your Search Is Underway!

Please bear with us while we retrieve the information you're searching for. With access to over 1 million records, your search results will include Memorials and Names of individuals within the Counties, Districts, and Parishes of the North East of England. We've also provided filter options to help you narrow down your search. This may take a few moments, and we appreciate your patience!

NEWMP is a non profit organisation and we rely on donations to help us to keep the site running and updated. If you would like to donate you can do so by clicking here. Your help is greatly appreciated.