Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 County Hall
Reference
D47.052
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Shire Hall in Old Elvet, now University Buildings.
Present Location
County Hall, on the north wall.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 10th November 1948 by County Councillor T. Benfold of Ferryhill, Chairman of Durham County Council.
Memorial Description
Plaque. In the top left and right corners is a County Shield with the dedication in gilt lettering between. Names are in six sunken panels, in a single column on each panel, four to the left are for 1914-18, two to the right are for 1939-45, the dates being above the columns. All lettering is in Roman capitals; the lettering for the dedication is gilded.
Materials used
Light oak
Inscription
In Memory of / the members of the staff of the / Durham County Council / who fell in the wars 1914-1919 and 1939-1945
Names
Cost
£197 1s. 9d.
Notes
1. This plaque replaced a brass plaque unveiled by Peter Lee on 27/7/1921, with the addition of the dead from 1939-45.
2. From the Durham County Council, 1,455 employees, including 421 police, joined the colours, and of these, 178 fell, including 52 police.
3. In April 1947, the Finance Committee was again asked to decide on a memorial. The Clerk reported that he had identified 58 members of staff who had died during the 1939-1945 war, and the County Architect was instructed to report on extending the existing memorial.
4. In October the Architect recommended that a new memorial should be constructed in polished wood with white enamel letters, and in April 1948 he reported that the tender of the North of England School Furnishing Co., of Darlington, for £197 1s.9d., had been accepted.
5. It would appear that the Architect’s idea of a polished wood memorial with enamel letters was replaced by the memorial which can be seen today. The new memorial was unveiled by the Chairman on 10 November 1948, and the newspaper reports of the unveiling refer to the 179 names, 57 of whom died in the Second World War.
6. When the County Council left Shire Hall and moved to County Hall in 1963, the memorial was placed in its present location outside the Council chamber.
2. From the Durham County Council, 1,455 employees, including 421 police, joined the colours, and of these, 178 fell, including 52 police.
3. In April 1947, the Finance Committee was again asked to decide on a memorial. The Clerk reported that he had identified 58 members of staff who had died during the 1939-1945 war, and the County Architect was instructed to report on extending the existing memorial.
4. In October the Architect recommended that a new memorial should be constructed in polished wood with white enamel letters, and in April 1948 he reported that the tender of the North of England School Furnishing Co., of Darlington, for £197 1s.9d., had been accepted.
5. It would appear that the Architect’s idea of a polished wood memorial with enamel letters was replaced by the memorial which can be seen today. The new memorial was unveiled by the Chairman on 10 November 1948, and the newspaper reports of the unveiling refer to the 179 names, 57 of whom died in the Second World War.
6. When the County Council left Shire Hall and moved to County Hall in 1963, the memorial was placed in its present location outside the Council chamber.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish Archives has a photo of 1948 unveiling
Northern Despatch 11/11/1948 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 11/11/1948 carries photo.
North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish Archives has a photo of 1948 unveiling
Northern Despatch 11/11/1948 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 11/11/1948 carries photo.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Notes
a. Durham County Council have researched a name on this War Memorial. John-Barclay-1889-1918
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 County Hall (D47.052)
DURHAM County Hall
In Memory of
The Members of the Staff of the
Durham County Council
who fell in the wars 1914-1918 and 1939-1945
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
1914-1918 1914-1918 1914-1918
Francis Allen Richard Corker John H. Horne
Jos. Armstrong Arthur H. Corner John W. Huggins
William Arnett A.B. Cosgrave Richard Jameson
Jos. H Atkinson Jacob Crabb Robert Jones
Oswald C. Ash George Crawford Henry King
Jas. F.G. Ashworth Ralph Deighton Jas. H. Lawson
Alf. J. Axtell Hy. Drummond K. Macdonald
John W. Barr John Duke George McPherson
John Barclay John O. Elliott Alex J. Metcalfe
John Barton Ingrm. T. Elsdon G.E. Middlemass
William Bates Edward Fairless Thomas Minks
Willm. H. Bayles Thomas Ferguson William R. Moody
N. Beardmore J.C. Flavell Harry Moore
Thomas H. Bell Basil Ford Gilbert Noon
Gordon Bower Robt. W. Forster A.E.L. Parker
W.H. Bradley Wilson Forrest E.F. Pattinson
Alfred L. Brock I.T.T. Francis H.T. Peadon
Christphr. Brown J.B. Frankton Thos. S. Pratt
Thomas Brown M. Fullerton Thos. P. Prudham
W.L.G. Brown Matt. Gibson Thos. B. Pyburn
William T. Brown Robt. L. Groves Robert Pybus
H.A. Buffham Joseph Guy A.L. Richardson
N.W. Chambers T.R.S. Harrison W.E. Richardson
Henry Chipchase Walter S. Hedger Oliver Richmond
Arthur Chester John G. Heslop Tyson Rigg
Percy Clark William Heslop Geo. S. Rivers
John G. Clark A. Hetherington A.W. Robertson
James E. Cook John W. Hogan T.N. Robinson
Percy Cook Robert Hogg John W. Robson
Arthur Coon John Hook Robert Robson
Saml. S. Collin William D. Hoole Robt. R. Robson
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Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
1914-1918 1939-1945 1939-1945
John F. Rowell Edward Alderson Harry Mossop
Hugh Rowell Leslie Austin J.L. Owen
Michl. W. Rudd Arthur Beresford J.G. Parker
Jas. J. Sanderson John Blight G.E. Peart
Fred Seed W.F. Bryce D.G. Penman
Stan. Shepherd George Bolam Arthur Quinn
L. Shortridge William Booth J.W. Richardson
John H. Sinclair Edmund Byers C.A. Riley
Thomas H. Smith J.B. Cairns Stephen Robson
Arthur E. Smith Stanley Conlin A.W. Rutledge
Richd. R. Soulsby J.W. Cook R.P. Short
T.W. Stanfield G.W. Dodds J.H. Spark
Harry Stobbs W.G. Dowson Norman Stevens
W.H. Stockdale Robert Durham F.W. Stanners
Edwin Taylor Geo. Eltringham J.G. Tallentire
Thos. H. Tiffin William Gent Thomas Timney
W.H. Turnbull Willm. Goldsborough Eric Watson
Arthur Turner H.I. Gordon Jack Watson
A.D.L. Vickers P.J. Green J.H. Wells
Josh. P. Wake C.R. Hall A.W. Weston
W.G.B. Walker Stanley Howlett George White
Josh. M. Watson Frank Kidd W.O. White
Sydy. Watson Walter King John Whitfield
Ernest H. Waud J.W. Kipling Derek Williams
Hawey S. Werry R.W. Lawson J.W. Wooff
Edwd. R. Wilson Dennis Lee Maurice York
Josh. K.C. Wood Richard Longstaff
William Wood John Mason
Charles Yearman Eric Mawson
Daniel McDarby
J.K. Morrison
NamesD47.052
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