Memorial Details
Memorial
Memorial 1914-18 Steel Workers Social Club
Reference
W111.053
Place
WEST HARTLEPOOL
Original Location
Steel Workers Social Club, Westbourne Road. In the grounds.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 1st April 1922 by Cllr. J,.W. Wilson, Mayor
Memorial Description
Monument., total height 15 feet.
“Panelled square shaft with plinth stands on square base and 2 shallow sandstone steps. Shaft has round angle shafts and etched capitals, rising from tops of volutes capping diagonal buttresses; covered cornice and pediment with antefixae having etched ornamentation. Shaft topped with fluted and corniced drum and dome with urn finial. Panels of shaft bear names of fallen in Great War (1914-1918), in lead inlaid lettering. Additional names appear on plinth west side.”
“Panelled square shaft with plinth stands on square base and 2 shallow sandstone steps. Shaft has round angle shafts and etched capitals, rising from tops of volutes capping diagonal buttresses; covered cornice and pediment with antefixae having etched ornamentation. Shaft topped with fluted and corniced drum and dome with urn finial. Panels of shaft bear names of fallen in Great War (1914-1918), in lead inlaid lettering. Additional names appear on plinth west side.”
Materials used
Grey and pink Aberdeen granite.
Inscription
Erected by / the South Durham / Steel & Iron Co. Ltd. / and fellow-workmen / to the Glory of God / and in sacred memory / of those men / who gave their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1918
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Ainslie and Collin, Hart Road, West Hartlepool. Messrs. Ainslie and Collin
Notes
1. This is similar to memorials at Brancepeth and Bishop Auckland.
2. This was the Hughenden Works Institute. It is the old name for the area where the Steel Works used to be.
2. This was the Hughenden Works Institute. It is the old name for the area where the Steel Works used to be.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine
Cleveland County Archives Original Plan (Ref. No.5977)
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/04/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 03/04/1922 page 3 column 3 reports unveiling.
List of Buildings of Special Architectural Interest Dept. of Environment, 1985 contains the above description.
Cleveland County Archives Original Plan (Ref. No.5977)
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/04/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Daily Mail 03/04/1922 page 3 column 3 reports unveiling.
List of Buildings of Special Architectural Interest Dept. of Environment, 1985 contains the above description.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Research In Progress
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Memorial 1914-18 Steel Workers Social Club (W111.053)
WEST HARTLEPOOL Steel Workers Social Club
Erected By Andrews R. Ipsley D. Newcomb O.A.
The South Durham Atkinson J. Jones J. Nugent M.
Steel & Iron Co Ltd Angle J. Jones H. Newlove J.
and Fellow-Workmen Bamford C.R. Jones R. Newlove G.R.
To the Glory of God Bolton J. James B. Ord G.
and in Sacred Memory Benson T. James T.R. Pendlington R.
of these men Bentley V. Johnson J. Richards E.
Who Gave their Lives Birks H. Jenkins D. Robinson A.
in the Great War Bradley S. Larkin P. Steerman J.
1914 - 1919 Bradley W. Larkin J. Steerman D.
Brown F. Laydon A. Sharp R.
Carey W.H. Langton J.J. Simpson T.
Duncan W. Mullen T. Smith R.W.
Davis F. Massam S. Shepherd T.
Davis T. Moffitt G.T. Summerhill D.
Davison J.T. Mason G.H. Stevens W.
Dearlove F. Mason F. Shean W.
Groves T. Moran P. Shinton G.
Andrews D. Graves W. McGory M. Snaith R.
Dale J. Hyde J. McGabe M. Thomas R.W.
Dodgson E. Harrington D. Middleton E. Teirney J.
Summerbell A. Huntley L. Murphy J.W. Watherall J.T.
Auton A. Horwelld J Martin W. Wheetman B.
Davis J. Hornsey G. McMann T. Williams P.
McAndrew R. Hart H. Moore J.H. Watkins R.
NamesW111.53
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