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Plaque 1914-18 Cleveland Bridge Company

Reference

D40.008

Place

DARLINGTON

Map ref

NZ 32?13?

Original Location

Cleveland Bridge Co., Yarm Road.

Present Location

Moved to new site in 1982

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 17th April 1924 during the lunch hour by Alderman W.E. Pease.

Memorial Description

Plaque of bronze in granite surround 5 feet 5 inches high x 4 feet 6 inches wide (1.64m x 1.37m). There are laurel leaves raised in half relief along the top of the frame and part way down the two sides. At centre top of the main plaque are palm leaves and a ribbon. The names are listed in three columns, the lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Materials used

Bronze and granite

Inscription

In memory of / the men of these works / who died for their country / in the Great War / 1914-1919.
Erected by their employers.

Names

25 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Cleveland Bridge Co.

Notes

1. From the firm, 170 men served, of whom 25 were killed.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: C. Sanders

Northern Echo 18/04/1924

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders

Research In Progress

Stephen Nicholson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com

Plaque 1914-18 Cleveland Bridge Company (D40.008)

DARLINGTON  Cleveland Bridge Co., Yarm Road.

   In memory of

   the men of these works

   who died for their country

   in the Great War

   1914-1919

   Affleck J.      Croft W.       Milburn J.

   Ankers B.       Dixon J.T.     Newton R.

   Archer L.R.     Geldart G.     Patterson R.H.

   Beit R.O.       Iceton D.      Reece J.H.

   Blackburn J.    Johnson T.     Smith H.

   Broadwith H.    Kettlewell F.  Swan A.

   Brock A.        Mann J.        Tedder H.E.

   Buss C.S.       McKie D.       Wilson J.W.

                   McMann H.

   Erected by their employers.

NamesD40.08

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