Memorial
Memorial Park 1914-18 1939-45 Korea 1951
South Moor
Memorial Name: Memorial Park 1914-18 1939-45 Korea 1951 (S129.01)
NEWMP Ref No.: S129.01
Parish: South Moor
South Moor Road
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Korea
a. Park opened 10/07/1920 by R.W. Cooper, Managing Director of South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.
Plaques unveiled July 1921.
b. Unveiled 17/09/1950 by Lord Lawson of Beamish,
memorial rededicated by Vicar of South Moor Rev. Harold Chisholm
Wrought iron gates; marble panels.
Gates manufactured by Bayliss and Co. Ltd., Wolverhampton.
Ownership and Maintenance: Formally handed over to Stanley Urban Council at the opening ceremony.
First plaque
In memory of
(names)
who died serving their country
1914-1919
Left hand plaque
This memorial tablet
was erected by
the South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.
in memory of their employees
who fell in the Great War
1914-1919
Right hand plaque
This park was presented to
Stanley Urban District Council
as a war memorial by
the South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.
Opened July 10th 1920 by
R.W. Cooper, Esq.
Memorial Park.
There are two ornamental wrought iron gates painted black with gold painted tops.
Over the gates a wrought iron arch bears the words “Memorial Park 1919”.
The park has a bowling green, various games pitches, and in 2005 also had a path beside a stream under a bridge for a valley walk.
On the gates are set two oval plaques, each set into an oval frame having a scroll in each corner.
One carries the dedication, the other carries the details of the donation of the park. In both cases the lettering is in raised sans serif elongated capital letters.
Set onto the fence on either side of the gates are two plaques with slightly arched tops, moulded edge and sunken panels.
These carry the names in three columns, each column boxed by a single line border, lettering incised and gilded using sans serif capitals throughout.
Both of these plaques have additional names in the bottom frame, incised and gilded.
Two further square plaques with moulded raised edges bear the names for 1939-45 and Korea in sans serif block capitals.
a. 270 full names
b. 41 full names
c. 1 name only.
See transcript.
1. “South Moor Park was opened on 10th July 1920. It was originally a memorial to the employees of South Moor Colliery Company who died in the First World War. Their names are inscribed on two stone tablets on either side of the gates. Two smaller tablets have since been added to commemorate the residents of South Moor who lost their lives in the Second World War”. Stanley in Old Picture Postcards.
2. “At Stanley Urban District Council, yesterday, a letter was read from Mr. T. Greener, agent for the South Moor Colliery Company, stating that the Company would give the whole of the land required for a public park at South Moor, and would be prepared to bear the cost of laying-out the same to an amount not exceeding £3,500. It was agreed to tender the thanks of the Council for the generous gift; the Council further expressing the opinion that on completion the park would present a fitting memorial to the many brave men from the district who sacrificed their lives in the war”.
3. At a later meeting, the deed for the park and recreation area was handed over to Stanley U.D.C. The park covers 161 acres, includes a large pavilion and bandstand, bowling green and three tennis courts. The cost of laying out had been about £4,600. The owners of South Moor Colliery would seek permission to erect a tablet in the park bearing the names of colliery workmen who had been killed.
4. The name of John Shields on this memorial should be John Shield. The name below this – that of Robert V. Shield – is correct. The two were brothers. (Lisa Seaward).
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Ian Finlayson; Old postcards: Tony Harding; George Nairn
Illustrated Chronicle
29/07/1921 shows photo of park “recently opened”.
Northern Echo
17/01/1919 reports suggested plans for Park
14/05/1919 reports donation of land in Note 2 above;
12/07/1920 gives information in Note 3.
North Mail
02/07/1920 reports donation of park and proposed formal handing over to Stanley Urban Council.
Stanley News
14/07/1921 reports placing of plaques on the gates.
Sunderland Daily Echo
14/07/1920 reports opening
Stanley in Old Picture Postcards quoted in Note 1 above.
Additional Research Documents
S129.01 Unveiling Programme 1950
Errol Broomfield and Ron Carson;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Tony Harding;
Ian Finlayson;
Dorothy Hall;
George Nairn;
Lisa Seaward
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SOUTH MOOR Park
Left hand plaque on gates
This memorial tablet
was erected by
the South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.
in memory of their employees
who fell in the Great War
1914-1919
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Right hand plaque on gates
This park was presented to
Stanley Urban District Council
as a war memorial by
the South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd
Opened July 10th 1920 by
R.W. Cooper, Esq.
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Plaque to left of gates:
IN MEMORY OF
Atkinson Stranger Cain Robert Gould Michael
Anderson James Coxon Alexander Gray Albert
Ashcroft William Coulson Joseph Green Thomas
Armstrong William Carr George Wm. Gilbert Albert
Armstrong Robert Carr Henry George William
Bell James Cook William Gallagher John
Bell Robert Cook Patrick Glanville Albert
Bell William C. Coulson Thomas S. Guy Thomas
Beckham Henry Collings John W. Ghent Henry
Bell Patrick Coulson Matthew Greensides James
Bowes Phillip Crossey Charles Gibson Alfred
Bowes James Carr John G. George Henry
Blight James H. Carr James Gowland Thomas
Bell Joseph Clennell James A. Green William
Burnage Norman Carr Albert Gair Thomas
Bailiff Samuel A. Coyle Stephen Gibson Ernest
Bailey Andrew Donald Robert Goggins Peter
Bird Isaac Duffy James Gibson William
Body Robert Dyson James B. Greener Henry
Boddy Walter Downs Thomas Gibbons Joseph
Brass Edmund Dover Ralph Gracey Alexander
Baines William Gray John T.
Barratt John G. Dixon William Herron Joseph
Beckham Robinson Dowson William Hood Alexander
Bates Arthur Dargue Thomas Hebdon Charles
Brown Thomas Dodds John W. Hebdon Norman
Brown David Dowson Levi Hindmarsh Mark
Brown George T. Dixon Leslie Haughey James
Brydon Ernest Davison Ernest Harrison James
Ball, Robert Errington William S.Honey John T.
Brydon William Edgar Abraham Horner Eric
Bushby Arthur Edgar Thomas Handy James
Bell George Elliott John H. Hanson Joseph
Ball Henry Embleton Albert Hodgson John R.
Bracey Arthur H. Ellis Richard Hill William
Burdon James Farrell Miles Hunter Peter
Bruce George Falgate Henry Hunter Vender
Bennett Norman S. Frost Richard Hunter Ernest
Carr Joseph W. Fawcett Thomas Hall William
Carrick Robert Fisk William Hope Richard
Castling Robert Forster Thomas Hill Robert
Clark James Ferry Stephen O. Hutchinson Robert
Crawford George Fuller Joseph Henderson Andrew
who died serving their country
1914-1919
Brinton James Caulfield Jos.
Grinton John Coxon Thos. Hy.
Hetherington T.W.
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Plaque to right of gates:
In memory of
Hall Mark Newton Robert Stacey George
Hudson William Norwood Joseph Scott Wilkinson
Hall Thomas F. Newton Alfred C. Sams Bartholmew (sic)
Hartiss Joseph Newby John W. Simms Gilbert
Hodgson Thomas Wm. Nicholson Herbert Smith James W.
Hall William Oldknow John G. Spinks Edward
Irwin Thomas Wm. Parlett William Scott Joseph
Jacobs Benjamin Parrish William A. Shields John
Jeans John Peart Andrew Shield Robert V.
Jamieson Joseph Pattison Edward Stockdale Alexander
Joyce Michael Pitt Robert W. Sutcliffe Thomas
Kelly Edmund Pearson Lawrence Shelley Henry E.
Kay William Pendleton George A. Scott Reuben
Keilty Hugh Pratt George Siddle John
Keegan John Pearson George T. Storey George
Knox James Proudlock William Summerville Joseph
King Joseph Pinkerton William Savage John
King Edward Porter William Stoker Osborne
Lincoln Albert Price Thomas J. Tallentire Thomas
Lakey William Palmer Robert Thompson J.W.P.
Longstaffe John G. Rush George Taylor Benjamin
Laws George H. Routledge John Tailford Fred R.
Lee Thomas Robinson Frank Temple Joseph
Lightfoot William Robson Frederick Tweedy William
Marriott Thomas Wm. Reid William A. Trueman Abraham
Murray Albert Rowe Alfred E. Thompson Thomas
Mumford John T. Richardson Mark Tinnion Jonathan
Martin Francis Race James H. Thirlway Benjamin
Mosey Jonathan Robertson Henry Teasedale Albion
Morton Charles Ross James A. Vest Robert
Maines Thomas Robinson Jonas Weatherell William J.
Marsh James Ratcliffe Robert Waller Robert
Marshall John Robinson Charlton Wilson Thomas
Million George Watson Fenwick
Mulligan John Reid Thomas E. Whitfield Robert
Middlemast James Robinson William B. Wightman George
Masterson Frank Reay Robert Winter Joseph
Monkhouse William Scorer Charles Wake John
Mennom Benjamin Seymour Arthur White Charles B.
Miller Thomas Smith Thomas Wright William
McPherson Joseph Staines John P. Whitney Septimus
McGory William J. Smith William Walsh John
Norton Joseph Shobbrooke Peadon Wright Matthew H.
Ward Samuel
who died serving their country
1914-1919
Hughes Patrick Reay Edward
Morton Robt. Wilson Albert
Pomeroy Albert Wilson James.
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Plaque at extreme left:
1939-1945
Archer Alfred Dawson Thomas C.
Bailey Harold Easten Robert C.
Bowman Thomas Falgate Leslie D.F.C.
Bragan John F.E.C. Fletcher Hannah E.
Brown Ralph C. Gardiner Michael
Bruce Robert H. George James
Buckingham Elijah Herdman Charles
Buckley Robert Jennings George J.
Byrne Richard Knox Harry
Cooper Arthur W. Langdon James L.
Bragan Douglas C.S. Atkinson Benjamin W.
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Plaque at extreme right:
1939-1945
Maquire James Scully Wilfred A.
Maquire Joseph Stamp Thomas E.
Martin Lilian Turnbull James E.
Palmer Vincent Wade John J.
Pears James Wade William
Pickard Frederick Welford, Walter
Pickard Sidney Whitfield George E.C.
Richardson John Winter Thornton
Richardson Leslie Wishart Jack
Savage Thomas Wright Robert
Scott John A. Ostle Thomas, Korea, 1951
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