Memorial
Memorial Garden 1914-18 1939-45
Billingham
Memorial Name: Memorial Garden 1914-18 1939-45 (B139.05)
NEWMP Ref No.: B139.05
Parish: Billingham
Memorial Garden.
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.
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
Unveiled 19th July 1954, dedicated by Canon F.C. Tymms, Vicar of Billingham.
Plaques dedicated 1960.
Dressed stone wall, rough stone boulder, bronze plaques.
Landscaping in 1954 cost £2,050.
On wall:
In Memoriam
In loving memory of the
men and women of Billingham
who gave their lives in the
Two World Wars
On boulder:
Garden of Remembrance
In memory of
the men and women of Billingham
who gave their lives
in the two World Wars
1914-1918 and 1939-1945
Memorial garden of a two-acre triangular site laid out with trees, flowerbeds and pathways.
The memorial stone faces east a few yards back from Station Road. It comprises a wall 72 inches high x 114 inches wide (183cms x 366cms) of 24 dressed stone blocks with dwarf wings.
On it are three plaques, each 38 inches high x 24 inches wide (97cms x 61cms), inset, bearing the names in three columns on each, under the headings “World War I and “World War II”.
Above them, the words “In memoriam” are incised into the stone.
The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
In front is a rough boulder 42 inches high x 24 inches (107cms x 61cms) at base tapering to 20 inches wide x 29 inches x 16 inches deep (51cms x 74cms x 41cms) at the top.
A plaque 12 inches high x 20 inches wide (30cms x 51cms) is placed at the front.
The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
There is a flagpole to the rear.
a. 138 surnames and initials
b. 158 surnames and initials.
See transcript.
1. In 1950 the site was decided upon. It consisted of 3 allotments and a market garden owned by the Church Commissioners who gave 1 acre 5 perches to the Council.
2. The women’s section of the Royal British Legion donated a sundial on 15/06/1955 and later were allotted a small plot in front of the screen to put in wooden crosses.
3. 1956. Carpet bedding was laid out in a bed 30 feet long x 6 feet wide (9.1m x 1.8m) with “Lest We Forget 1914-1918 1939-1945″ in two-foot high red letters on a yellow background with grey and white borders.
4. 1957. The problem of plaques arose. These were to go originally on the Post Office Wall to the south but were subsequently placed on the stone wall erected for the purpose behind the existing memorial.
5. An additional acre of land was bought in 1960 for £160 and landscaped.
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Stockton Library
Billingham UDC Minutes
1947-48 pages 588, 628, 735;
1948-49 page 723;
1949-50 pages 241, 325, 436
Additional Research Documents
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
R. Henderson;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall
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BILLINGHAM In Memorial Garden
In Memoriam
First plaque
In loving memory of the
men and women of Billingham
who gave their lives in the
Two World Wars
WORLD WAR I
R.W. Adams J. Carr J.E. Gibson
T.D. Adams T. Carr W.H. Gill
R. Addison J.A. Cattermole J. W. Green
R. Addison J. Christopher F. Handley
E. Andrews M. Connolly M. Handley
P. Archer O. Connolly T. Handley
T. Archer F. Copeland W. Handley
J. Ashley B. Cotterill J. Hanna
J. Banner T.H Corner P. Hanna
J. Barker F. Cowley W. Harris
P. Barker W. Cowley G. Heatley
J. Bateman T. Craby F. Helm
A. Batey O. Daniel J. Hillyard
W. Batey G. Davies J. Holmes
P. Bennions E. Davison T. Johnson
A. Bollands C. Darling F. Keenan
G. Bolton P. Devlin R. Keenan
J. Bradburn J. Dobson M. Kelly
P. Bradburn T. Dobson J. Knowles
A. Brammall R. Dudley J.K. Lambert
R. Britton J. Duncan J. Largan
G. Brooks R. Duncan P. Lavey
H. Brown T. Evans J. Lax
R. Brown W. Fenny H. Lonsdale
A. Buckley H. Fisher J.P. Loughran
Rev. M. Burdess W. Fleet T. Loughran
A. Burrows G.W. Forster J. McDean
F. Burrows J. Fox F. McGee
F. Burrows C. French. P. McNamee
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Second plaque
J. Maddock B. Redhead S. Tulip
J. Martin H.S. Richards W. Turner
J. Mellon W. Rowe R. Tyreman
J. Metcalfe J. Sankey J.W. Vasey
G. Micklin H. Shaw J.H. Walker
G.S. Middleton J. Shires A. Waller
J.T. Monaghan A.E. Shone A.A. Waller
J.C.P. Mountain T. Shute J. Watson
C. Oakes E.R. Smith R.H. Watson
F. Oakes H. Smith G. Whitlow
J. O‘Brien R. Smith W. Wigley
H.A. Parnaby R. Smith T. Williamson
A. Pearson E.A. Stephenson F. Wilson
A. Pearson F. Stewart E. Wood
R. Pemberton B. Swinburn E.G. Wood
G. Perks P. Towey G.W. Wood
H. Purver J Tulip H. Wood
WORLD WAR II
G. Adams J. Boughton G. Cook
A. Appleton K. Bowes J. Cooling
F. Appleton C.M.A. Brack H. Copeland
F. Armstrong P.J. Brennan N. Corbett
J.Y. Aubne B.A. Brown E. Corbyn
J. Austin J.D. Brown P. Corey
E.B. Barker G. Burns W. Coverdale
F. Bailey J.L. Caddy H. Crinnion
G.A. Barlow N. Casson G.J. Devlin
A.C. Bautrie R.K. Chambers G. Dixon
A. Beasley J. Chapman M.B. Dixon
J. Bell R.A. Charlton C. Dobson
H.F. Billing R. Charlton S. Doherty
J.H. Blackwell M.A. Cockburn T.A. Dowd
F. Bolland G. Cogan J.W. Dowson
H.F. Booth T. Collins D. Dunham
J.R. Bough K. Conlon E.W. Durrant
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Third Plaque
C. Ellerton T. Liddle R.W. Smith
A.E. Elsey C.P. Littler L. Sowerby
H. Fawcett J.R. Loy J. Stamp
F. Ferguson G. Lumley J. Stone
F. Finlayson J.P. McCallum J. Stones
T.C. Gales J. McCullogh S.F. Stones
J. Geraghty R. McIntyre O.J. Summers
R. Gibson P. McLean A.D. Taylor
C.H. Glover K. McPartland L. Taylor
M. Gormley J. Malone A. Tennant
F. Gormly J.W. Mason F. Tennant
J.B. Greenwell R.S. Meachen J.D. Tennant
E. Hall W.C. Meachen A. Thompson
A. Hancock G. Meurs G.G. Thompson
M. Hanna J. Meurs R. Thompson
J.W. Harris P. Morgan E. Vallely
J.A. Harrison E. Moscrop E. Vallely
W. Harrison D. Mulholland R. Walker
N. Haynes J.R. Nicholson M. Walsh
F.J. Heaney R. Nicholson R.M. Walters
P.R. Hill J.J. O‘Connor P. Webb
F.H. Holland J. Oliver H. Webster
G. Horton B. Orrick G. Weddle
J.C. Houghton V. Peacock W. Weddle
D. Hulme A. Pearson J.R. Wilcox
J. Humpish C.J. Plant C.H. Willoughby
F. Husband N. Pollard D.C. Wilson
R.F. Hutchinson M. Quinn J. Wilson
S. Isley J. Reid R. Wilson
T.R. Isley R.W. Richardson G. Wind
F.J. Jackson T. Rogers J. Wood
C. Jelley T. Rooke T.H. Woodgate
J. Kevaney A.P.S.J. Rowe J. Woodhall
J. Kilgallon M. Shepherd J.W. Woodhall
F.M. King M. Shepherd H. Woolley
G.D. Lamb C.R. Shields
Names B139.05
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