Memorial Details
Memorial
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Cemetery
Reference
H124.06
Place
HESLEDEN
Present Location
In Cemetery off Hesleden Road.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 4th October 2017 at 10.00 am by children from Hesleden Primary School; dedicated by Rev. Susan Richardson and Rev. Roger Davies
Memorial Description
Pillar of stone 32 inches square surmounted by a cross. The total height is 9 feet to top of cross. The whole stands on a paved base.
On the front of the pillar is a panel of black granite which bears the names in two columns in Roman upper case lettering.
On the front of the pillar is a panel of black granite which bears the names in two columns in Roman upper case lettering.
Materials used
Durham Stone from Staindrop Quarries. The plaque bearing the names is of granite.
Names
Who commissioned
Blackhall History Group and Monk Hesleden Parish Council
How money was raised
Monk Hesleden Parish Council and local Councillors' funds in conjunction with Blackhall's History Group.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed and built by John Peace, Park and Facilities Manager for Monk Hesleden Parish Council
Ownership and maintenance
Monk Hesleden Parish Council
Notes
1. Four schoolchildren had relatives named on the memorial. They unveiled the memorial. Their names are Isabella Ramshaw, Daisy Elizabeth Forster, Kayleigh Lynn Davies, Lucy Hutton.
2. Bookmarks were given to schoolchildren and those who helped with the project.
3. Scrolls were presented to living relatives of the servicemen by Dorothy Hall, secretary of NEWMP.
4. A cake was made for the ceremony which carried a model of the memorial.
2. Bookmarks were given to schoolchildren and those who helped with the project.
3. Scrolls were presented to living relatives of the servicemen by Dorothy Hall, secretary of NEWMP.
4. A cake was made for the ceremony which carried a model of the memorial.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
Hartlepool Mail 29/09/2017 reports the unveiling.
Hartlepool Mail 29/09/2017 reports the unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; Stan Gray; Blackhall History Group
Research In Progress
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Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Cemetery (H124.06)
In Remembrance 1914 - 1918
Gordon Bazeley Norman MacMorran
Christopher Brown Matthew Mortimer
George Brown John D Pearson
John Carling Harry Porteous
Herbert W Castling George T Ramsey
Patrick Cavanagh Joseph Ramshaw
Thomas Clayton George Redshaw
William Copeland John Robinson
Thomas S Dobson William H Rowe
Timothy Edwards William H Sanderson
John T Fairhurst Frank Scott
John Gallagher Lawrence Shortridge
George Gargett John G Smith
Edward Gillespie Joseph Smith
James Harvey William Smith
John C Haswell Robert Storey
George Hesp James Studham
Arthur R Hooker Alex Thompson
Arthur W Hunt Thomas T Tindale
James Keith William Wilson
James Leven Henry Wooff
In remembrance 1939 - 1945
Francis W E Armstrong Alex Dawson
George Baldwin Fred E Eggleston
Fred Bates Jack Nesbitt
William Brown John Rowell
Cyril Copeland
NamesH124.06
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Changes from H124.01
Lawrence Shortridge not Laurence Shortridge
William H. Sanderson not Wm. H. Sanderson
Additional WW2 name
Fred Bates
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Parish Notes
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