Memorial

Peace garden 1914-18 1939-45 off Swan Street

Evenwood

Memorial Name: Peace garden 1914-18 1939-45 off Swan Street (E69.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: E69.04

Parish: Evenwood

Original Location:

Newholme Crescent, off Swan Street, Evenwood, DL14 9RY.

Which War:

a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated on 11th November 2011 by Rev. Jane Grieve from St. Paul’s.

Materials Used:

Stone block

Who Commissioned:

Evenwood and Barony Parish Council.

Cost:

£18,000 allocated

How Money was Raised:

Durham County Councillor neighbourhood funds via Stephen Hugill

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed through Groundwork North East.
Contractors: Trevor Atkinson & Co., Mickleton, Barnard Castle.

Ownership and Maintenance: Evenwood and Barony Parish Council

Inscription:

We Will
Remember
Them

Memorial Description:

Peace Garden.

There is a block of stone which has the top cut away at an angle on which is the quotation in sans serif capitals.

The stone stands in a circular paved area, the inner circle being of lighter stones.

There is a paved path leading to the centre.

On the front face are two plaques bearing the names for the two great wars.

The upper plaque is for 1939-45 and bears have the names in two columns .

The lower plaques is for 1914-18 and has the names in three columns.

All lettering is in Roman lower case.

Names:

a. 48 surnames, initials, ranks and decorations.
b. 24 full names and ranks.

Notes:

1. Not everybody was in favour. Some wanted the money to be spent on refurbishing the sports ground.

Sources:

Photos: Kevin Richardson; Dorothy Hall

Northern Echo
14/10/2010 reports dissent against the new memorial.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Martin Clark MILCM., Parish Clerk

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Names Documents:

 

World War One 1914 -1918

  

  2/Lt. T.W. Applegarth     Pte. W. Howlett      Pte. W. Snowball

  L/C J.W. Arkless          Pte. J. Hutchinson   Sgt. J.W. Spence

  Sapper A.K. Atkinson M.M. AB A. Lyons          L/Cpl. W. Storey

  Pte. D. Baister           Pte. J. Maughan      Sgt. E. Towers

  Pte. G.W. Bryant          Pte. J.W. Maughan    Pte. J. Walling

  AB W. Carrick             Pte. M.G. Middlemass L/Cpl. J.W. Walton

  Cpl. C.T. Cox             Pte. J. Million      Sapper H. Wardle

  Pte. R.W. Conlon          Pte. W. Morley       Pte. R. Wardle

  Pte. T. Davis             Pte. W.A. Moses      Pte. R. Wilson

  Cpl. H. Dixon             Sgt. G. Parmley      AB J.W. Wren

  Cpl. G. Dowson            Gunner F. Purvis

  Pte. T.H. Dunn            Pte. J.H. Raine

  Pte. W.E. Earl            Rfm. M.T. Raine

  Pte. J. Ellerker          Sgt. J.J. Richardson

  Pte. J.C. Graves          Pte. O. Rushford

  Gunner W. Gray            Pnr. S.R. Rutter

  Pte. J. Hesletine         Pte. M. Simpson

  Pte. R. Heaviside         Sgt. T.W. Simpson M.M.

  Pte. J. Hewitt            Pte. J. Skelhorn

  ——————————————————————-

There are some differences from

E69.01        E69.04

A. Lynas      A. Lions    (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees A. Lynas)

R.W. Conlin   R.W. Conlon (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees R.W. Conlon)

G.T. Cox      C.T. Cox    (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees G.T. Cox)

J.J. Walton   J.W. Walton (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees J.W. Walton)

W. Moses      W.A. Moses  (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees W.A. Moses)

W.R. Storey   W. Storey   (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees W.R. Storey)

G. Bryant     G.W. Bryant (Kevin Richardson’s book agrees G.W. Bryant)

———————————————————————-   

World War Two 1939 – 1945

  

  Cpl Bell, Joseph Russell         Pte Watson, Thomas Raisbeck

  Pte Brown, Arthur Raymond        PO Watson, Walter

  Gnr Brownless, John George       Pte Wilkinson, Maurice

  Pte Collinson, Maurice           Sgt Young, Norman

  Pte Heaviside, Thomas William    L/A Birch, Angus Henry

  L/Stoker Hudson, Moses Maughan   Pte Peddelty, Maurice Marsterton

  Gnr Lowson, Jack                 CEO Pattison, Percy

  Pte Maughan, George              Dvr Raine, George William

  Pte Prudhoe, John Coates         Pte Welsh, Thomas Featherstone

  Cpl Race, Harry

  Sgt Sanderson, John

  Cpl Snowdon, Thomas

  Pte Stephenson, John

  Pte Stephenson, Thomas Flounders

  L/Sgt Stokoe, Thomas Henry

NamesE69.04

  

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