Memorial Details
Memorial
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
C103.01
Place
COXHOE
Map ref
3235
Original Location
In front of Literary Institute in Church Street.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled June 1922 by Sgt. William Wilson, DCM and bar.
Memorial Description
Monument of coursed stone 6 feet 10 inches high x 5 feet 1 inches wide bearing a huge shield 5 feet 1 inch high x 4 feet 8 inches wide raised in half relief. The names are carried in four columns in the centre of the shield in leaded letters. The dedications and quotations are in Roman upper case, the names in sans serif lower case.
The base carries a plaque bearing the dedication and names for 1939-45, also in four columns.
The whole is set within a garden area with seats, chestnut trees and a sundial.
The base carries a plaque bearing the dedication and names for 1939-45, also in four columns.
The whole is set within a garden area with seats, chestnut trees and a sundial.
Materials used
Granite
Inscription
a. Coxhoe and District War Memorial. / Sacred to the memory of the men / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1918.
In memory, they still live.
b. Killed in action 1939-45
Lest We Forget
In memory, they still live.
b. Killed in action 1939-45
Lest We Forget
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
£125
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Made by A.H. Borrowdale, sculptor of Worksop.
Notes
1. The Durham County Advertiser 23/06/1922 states that the memorial was placed on the outer wall of the Institute, so it seems that it was moved to the little park later on.
2. One account reads: “It was not the intention that the memorial should remain permanently in its present position. They hoped that within a few years a large Institute and Hall would be erected at Coxhoe, to which it would be transferred".
3. The war memorial had been one item in a series of several projects, including the extension of the churchyard, which was made during the curacy of Rev. A.S.G. Griffin, M.A. He was presented with several gifts after his move to Wingate.
4. 2008 Proposals include removal of rusty gates, widening of the entrance to the garden, pruning of trees and replacement of cracked paving, plus installing low fencing and rebuilding the garden wall. It was also proposed to install lights so improve security.
2. One account reads: “It was not the intention that the memorial should remain permanently in its present position. They hoped that within a few years a large Institute and Hall would be erected at Coxhoe, to which it would be transferred".
3. The war memorial had been one item in a series of several projects, including the extension of the churchyard, which was made during the curacy of Rev. A.S.G. Griffin, M.A. He was presented with several gifts after his move to Wingate.
4. 2008 Proposals include removal of rusty gates, widening of the entrance to the garden, pruning of trees and replacement of cracked paving, plus installing low fencing and rebuilding the garden wall. It was also proposed to install lights so improve security.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Auckland and County Chronicle 04/03/1920 reports proposal to build an Institute; 29/04/1920 reports progress with fund raising; 15/06/1922; 22/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 24/06/1922 reports unveiling
Durham County Advertiser 23/06/1922 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 13/06/1922 carries photo of memorial to be unveiled next Saturday.
Durham Chronicle 16/06/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 23/6/1922 reports unveiling
Evening Despatch 28/09/1921 reports gifts to Rev. Griffin.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 19/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 03/07/2009 reports HLF grant of £48,000 to revamp the site
Source of quotation:
“Lest we forget” 'Recessional' Rudyard Kipling
Auckland and County Chronicle 04/03/1920 reports proposal to build an Institute; 29/04/1920 reports progress with fund raising; 15/06/1922; 22/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 24/06/1922 reports unveiling
Durham County Advertiser 23/06/1922 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 13/06/1922 carries photo of memorial to be unveiled next Saturday.
Durham Chronicle 16/06/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 23/6/1922 reports unveiling
Evening Despatch 28/09/1921 reports gifts to Rev. Griffin.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 19/06/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 03/07/2009 reports HLF grant of £48,000 to revamp the site
Source of quotation:
“Lest we forget” 'Recessional' Rudyard Kipling
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance
Research In Progress
Coxhoe Local History Group have researched the names on their War Memorials
Contact via www.coxhoehistory.org
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (C103.01)
Coxhoe and District War Memorial.
Sacred to the memory of the men
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918.
T. Ainsley T. Fenton J.E. Johnson J. Redden
W.H. Ayton T. Ferguson A. Johnson W.O. Reed
C. Bartlett J.G. Forster G. Keith G. Robinson
R. Barker W. Garnett G. Kirton W. Rowcroft
G.H. Bell W. Glendenning P. Kitchingman T. Roxby
W. Bell W. Gower S. Langhorn W. Salisbury
W.H. Bell T. Graham J.R. Layton J.A. Scott
R. Bowes F. Grint T. Lenney R. Seaton
T. Brandon R. Grint J. Liddle M.J. Seebar
N. Brown T. Hall W. Lindsay E.T. Singleton
J. Burke T. Hallimond A. McCallum F. Stephenson
J. Burnell T.W. Hargreaves W. McIlwain T. Thompson
A. Carr F.E. Harker G. McPherson R. Thubron
W. Carr J.H. Heron T.H. Moyle A. Turner
T. Chisholm T. Hedley T. Murray G. Turnbull
J. Cranson A. Hillarby J. Neasham W. Walker
J. Crookes R.W. Hobson F. Newby T. Watson
T. Crosby G.F. Hodgson T. Ogden A. West
H. Davies J. Hopper J. Ord G. White
P. Degnall H. Hunter A. Parkin J. Wilby
R.H. Dobinson J. Hutchinson P. Payton W. Wilby
J. Earl A. Iseton J.V. Peart E.B.B. Williams
W. Earl A. Jamieson C. Phillips J. Winwood
J. Edminson A. Jenkins W. Ramsay E. Woodward
J. Young
In memory they still live.
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Killed in action 1939-45
L.C. Bell T.J. Dangerfield W. Kitchingham H.O Thwaite.
S.C Bell N. Dixon F. Lister W. Turner
W.H. Bell R.N. Fenwick T. Lynn T. Vardy
J. Best T.W. Hargreaves J. Marr T. Venners
S. Burnell F. Harker W. McPherson J.R. Ward
W. Clark L. Harrison L. Smith J.G. Watson
C. Crowe R. Johnson R.N. Snowdon
Lest We Forget
NamesC103.01
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