Memorial

Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Falklands Afghanistan Market Place

Bishop Auckland

Memorial Name: Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Korea Falklands Afghanistan Market Place (B140.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: B140.03

Parish: Bishop Auckland

Original Location:

Near the station on land given by North Eastern Railway Co.

Present Location:

Market Place, north-east side.

Which War:

a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
c. Korea 1950-1953
d. Falklands 1982
e. Afghanistan 2001- 2014

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 13th September 1922 by Gen. Sir Ivor Maxse,
dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, Dr. Hensley Henson.

Materials Used:

Polished grey Glencoe granite with red Peterhead granite panels, set on three steps of blue Honiton stone.

Who Commissioned:

War Memorial Committee

Cost:

£865

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Built by Emley & Sons, Newcastle.

Ownership and Maintenance: Presented to the Urban District Council at the unveiling ceremony.

Inscription:

Front
1914-1919

To the men
of
Bishop Auckland
who fought and
fell in the
Great War.

Their fellow citizens
have erected
this memorial.

On riser
1939-1945

in Memory of those who in a later generation
made the same sacrifice
as those to whom this memorial was erected

Right
The souls of the
righteous are in
the hands of God.
Wisdom 111.1

On riser
1982
In remembrance of those who gave their lives
in the Falklands conflict.

Rear
God made trial of
them, and found
them worthy of
Himself.
Wisdom III.5

On riser
2001-2014
In remembrance of those who gave their lives
in the Afghanistan Conflict

Left
Greater love hath
No man than this
That a man lay down
His life for his friends
St. John XV.13

On riser
1950-1953

In remembrance of those who gave their lives
in the Korean War

Memorial Description:

Monument, 17 feet high (5.2m), comprising a tall squared pedestal with pillars at each corner, surmounted by a dome with stumpy cross on top.

The pedestal rests on a double step, the whole is inside a low iron railing.

The dedication is carried on the four main faces with additional information on the rise of the top step.

Lettering is incised and gilded using sans serif capitals throughout.

The Auckland and County Chronicle 14/09/1922 describes it thus:
The design may be divided into three features, the power portion resting upon a double landing of granite and strengthened at each angle with corbelled buttress, and panelled in between. The centre portion – which the mason calls the die – is a solid block of red granite for the title and lettering, supported at each corner by a polished column in grey, with moulded cap and base. The upper portion consist of heavy moulded cornice with ramped pediment on four faces, having four terminals – a continuation of the columns below – which also supports a columnar base surmounted by a dome and foliated cross. The memorial itself stands 17ft high, and is set upon three steps of blue Honiton, a very hard and close-grained stone, variegated in shaded of blue and brown, bringing up the total height to 19ft.

Names:

None.

Notes:

1. The names of the fallen, which do not appear on this memorial, were to be placed on a proposed brass plaque in the Town Hall. But see names list below.

2. Field Marshall Maxse who commanded the 18th Division in France, which was awarded the most VCs during the war was to be asked to perform the unveiling, with Lord French to be called on if Earl Haig was unable.

3. Auckland Chronicle of 05/02/1920 reports a fund raising concert at Witton Park at which a tirade about the “Rip Van Winkle” mentality of the committee to raise the funds was launched.

4. Four local printers each promised printing to the value of £10 and a confectioner promised to supply refreshments for a whist drive and dance. A supply of mineral water “was given gratuitously for the dance last Saturday”; the Star Cycling Club intended to devote the proceeds of a sport day in August to the fund.

5. Two thousand souvenir programmes were printed by Messrs. G.W. Rudd, Ltd. and included a photo of the memorial. Messrs. Rudd made this another of the numerous contributions to charitable objects.

6. The move from the original site was due to the development of the land around the station area. The plans of 1972 did not come to fruition and it was not until July 1986 that the memorial was moved to the Market Place.

7. Proposals to restore the memorial were made known in 2006

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; James Pasby; photos taken at time of dismantling 1986; photo of memorial in its original position: George Nairn; John Grainger

Auckland and County Chronicle
05/02/1920 reports “Rip Van Winkle” jibe;
01/04/1920; 29/04/1920 reports almost £400 promised and the appointment of a Committee;
17/02/1921; 25/05/1922; 07/09/1922 reports proposed unveiling with a photo of the central panel being placed;
14/09/1922 page 5 carries photos of the unveiling and people involved; and coverage of the difficulties met by Mr. Draycott in the first instance;
13/11/1924 carries photo of Armistice Day service

Darlington & Stockton Times
05/08/1922 reports Sir Ivor Maxse’s acceptance of invitation to unveil the memorial;
16/09/1922 reports unveiling in pouring rain.

Durham Chronicle
15/12/1972 reports proposal to move the memorial from Station Approach to Westfield Park, Cockton Hill Road.

Illustrated Chronicle
14/09/1922 reports unveiling with photos.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
05/11/1920; 16/09/1922

Northern Echo
21/02/1920 page 5; 19/05/1922 reports proposal to ask Earl Haig to unveil the memorial;
01/08/1922 reports Gen. Maxse’s willingness to unveil the memorial;
06/09/1922 carries photo of memorial under construction;
14/09/1922 reports unveiling.

The Journal
25/08/1990 page 5 reports proposals for Book of Remembrance for Bishop Auckland.

Durham County Council
ref 505/3/1/47

At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials; Derek Boorman, 1988, Ebor Press, York; ISBN 1 85072041X

Sources of quotations
“The souls of the righteous . . . ”
“God made trial of them . . .”
Both from Apocrypha Wisdom of Solomon 3

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Durham County Council;
John and Mavis Dixon;
T. Harding;
George Nairn;
Dorothy Hall;
John Asquith, Archivist, Weardale Railway Trust

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Names Documents:

There are no names on the memorial, but the

Auckland and County Chronicle 14/9/1922

printed the following list:

Airey H.H.        Alwan G.M.         Armstrong S.

Aitken E.         Andell N.          Aubin J.P.B.

Aitken F.         Appleton J.K.      Ayre H.

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Bacon H.          Binks E.           Brickon? G.W.

Badcock S.E.      Blenkarn G.        Briddick J.

Bainbridge A.A.   Blenkinship R.     Brotherton L.

Baines S.         Blythe E.E.        Brown A.

Baker W.          Borlace W.         Brown H.

Barker A.         Bowen R.D.         Brown J.

Batley G.B.       Bradley J.         Brown J.A.

Bell F.           Braithwaite C.S.   Brumwell J.W.

Bell G.           Braithwaite J.G.   Buckle T.A.

Bellerby T.       Bramhald T.        Burns T.

Bewshaw T.W.      Brand J.

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Caile J.A.        Christian A.       Cooper G.H.

Callander C.P.    Christian C.M.     Corner G.S.

Canney N.         Clark E.           Corns J.

Cansfield R.      Clark W.           Corns John

Carrick C.A.      Clemison P.C.      Craddock A.

Carter E.B.P.     Coates C.          Craggs E.

Cassidy D.        Coatsworth W.      Craggs J.

Chambers J.       Coghan G.          Croughton W.

Charlton G.       Condon J.          Cummins H.W.

Cherry J.         Cooper F.

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Davis E.          Denton J.W.        Donnell W.

Davis J.          Dinsdale W.        Dowson W.

Davis T.          Dixon A.J.         Duncan T.W.

Dean A.           Dixon T.           Dunn T.

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Elliot A.         Ellis G.R.         English L.

Elliot T.         Elsworth S.S.

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Fairless J.W.     Fenwick R.         Foster E.B.

Farrell E.        Ferens A.P.        Foster T.

Featherstone H.   Firbank T.E.       Frost J.

Featherstone R.   Fodden G.H.        Fryer T.

Featherstone T.   Forrest J.

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Gairn S.B.        Gladwell W.        Gowton W.

Gallagher G.      Goddard H.         Granger T.

Gardner F.        Goodfellow J.R.    Green J.W.

Gash F.           Goodman G.         Greenwood J.

Gibbon R.         Goundry W.D.       Grey H.

Gibbson W.J.      Gowton J.          Grey J.

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Haleson R.H.      Herdman R.R.       Howlett J.W.

Hall F.W.         Heslop W.          Howson J.S.

Hall J.           Hind T.            Hudspeth J.

Hardcastle H.W.   Hindmarch T.       Hughes R.W.

Harrison W.E.     Hodgson R.         Hull C.

Harwood J.E.      Hopps C.           Hull G.

Haw H.            Hornsby H.         Hull G.C.

Haw R.            Houghton F.        Hutchinson H.

Haykin H.         Howe A.            Hutchinson J.

Hebdon R.         Howe H.            Hutchinson J.H.

Hedley F.         Howe J.            Hutchinson M.H.

Heighington F.W.  Howe R.            Hutton J.

Herd J.           Howe W.

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Jackson W.E.      Jennings W.        Judge G.

Jardine J.W.      Johnson E.

Jarrett S.F.A.    Johnson W.

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Keightley J.J.    Kellie E.          Kirby J.S.

Kell W.H.         Kendlew A.S.       Knight G.

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Laidlaw J.        Light L.K.         Longstaff J.

Lamb J.C.         Lindsay J.C.       Longstaff W.

Liddle G.         Lisgo A.E.         Lowther W.

Liddle J.         Lockey A.N.M.      Lumley H.

Liddle W.         Loft P.T.          Lunson T.

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Mann A.           Mason A.           Moreland J.L.

Mann C.           Mason J.           Morgan G.H.

Marriner G.       Mason J.G.         Morley C.W.

Marriner J.W.     Mawson R.          Moye T.

Marshall J.       McDonough J.       Moyle J.W.

Martin J.A.       Mills F.           Murray F.

Martin S.J.       Moody R.           Myers J.J.

Martin T.         Moody W.

Martin W.E.       Moore A.

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Naisbitt T.       Neave J.T.         Newton J.R.

Nattras J.        Neilson W.         Nicholson S.M.

Nattrass W.       Newton H.          Nixon J.G.

Neal T.           Newton J.M.

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Ogle G.

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Pallister T.R.    Pattison S.        Pratt T.

Parish C.         Pearson F.M.       Pratt W.

Pattison A.       Penman J.          Preshous F.

Pattison J.       Pennington A.W.    Pugh J.

Pattison J.G.     Postlethwaite P.   Pulford H.

Pattison John     Potts R.G.         Pybus R.

Pattison L.       Pounder P.

Pattison R.       Pratt J.

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Ratcliffe W.      Robinson R.E.      Ross W.

Richardson B.     Robson G.W.        Rowell F.W.

Richardson C.     Robson J.R.        Rudd F.

Richardson J.E.   Roddam J.          Rudd M.W.

Roberts J.        Rodgers W.         Rudling E.E.

Robertson H.      Rogers W.          Rutter B.

Robinson B.L.     Ross A.B.          Ryder R.

Robinson J.       Ross J.

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Scott J.          Smith A.           Snowdon A.

Scott J.H.        Smith A.B.         Southam J.W.

Shadforth L.H.    Smith J.           Southern J.H.

Shepard W.        Smith J.T.         Sowerby T.

Shuttleworth J.E. Smith W.S.         Spence J.

Simpson J.        Smith Y.           Spoor T.A.

Smailes T.J.      Smurthwaite B.B.   Stephenson J.G.E.

Smart J.T.        Smurthwaite T.     Stewart H.

Smart R.W.        Snow P.A.          Stout E.

                                    Stubbs A.

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Tarn E.           Taylor J.          Thompson E.B.

Tarn E.G.         Taylor M.          Thompson G.

Tate A.           Taylor W.          Thompson R.

Tate R.W.         Teesdale J.W.      Thurbron G.

Taylor G.         Tenent H.          Todd R.

Taylor H.         Thompson B.        Todhunter A.

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Varley M.W.       Vart Harry         Vasey J.E.

Vart Harold       Vasey E.           Vickers T.

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Wade W.J.         Watson T.          Wilson G.

Walker F.W.       Watson Thomas      Wilson G.S.

Walker J.         Websdell G.A.      Wilson H.L.

Walker W.         Websdell J.A.      Womar A.

Wallis W.         Welford J.         Womar F.

Walton B.         Welford John       Wood M.

Walton J.         Wetherall H.       Woodward W.

Walton T.         Wetherall W.N.     Wrench J.G.

Watson C.M.       Wilkinson T.C.     Wrench T.G.

Watson H.         Wilmot A.E.        Wright W.

Watson J.         Wilson E.

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Young F.L.        Young. A.

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