Memorial

Statue Tudhoe Colliery 1914-18 Cemetery

Spennymoor

Memorial Name: Statue Tudhoe Colliery 1914-18 Cemetery (S131.07)

NEWMP Ref No.: S131.07

Parish: Spennymoor

Original Location:

Tudhoe Cemetery

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 6th August 1921

Materials Used:

White Aberdeen granite statue; grey Aberdeen granite pedestal.

Who Commissioned:

Tudhoe Miners’ Lodge.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

J. Lowes of Durham City.

Ownership and Maintenance: Spennymoor Town Council

Inscription:

Erected
by the
workmen and officials
of Tudhoe Colliery
in memory of
their comrades who died
for their country in the
Great War 1914 – 1918
—-
(Names)

Memorial Description:

Statue of grieving woman in draped clothing set on square pedestal, total height approx. 16 feet (4.9m).

At the top of the pedestal is a decoration of leaves.

The names are carried in polished raised panels each 42 inches high (107cms) with semi-circular top on all four faces of the pedestal.

In each top corner is a rose design.

Lettering is incised and blackened, using Old English for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names.

Around the base are eight granite pillars and chains and wreath holder at the front.

Names:

77 names, ranks and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The Tudhoe Miners’ Lodge raised over £3,000 for war purposes.

2. All members who returned were given a gold medal.

3. The statue was placed next to the Tudhoe Colliery Disaster memorial.

4. The memorial would prove to be “a credit to the firm and a landmark to the county”.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Auckland and County Chronicle
11/08/1921.

Durham County Advertiser
05/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling.

Photographic History of Spennymoor Antony Coia.

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

Research In Progress:

Jim and John Grainger are creating an archive of information about each person named on the local War Memorials and would like to hear from anyone with stories, photographs or memorabilia.

Contact:- monreith@aol.com

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

SPENNYMOOR   Tudhoe Cemetery

 

  Erected

  by the

  workmen and officials

  of Tudhoe Colliery

  in memory of

  their comrades who died

  for their country in the

  Great War 1914 – 1918

—————————————–

Panel 1

  Pte.    F. Adams         D.L.I.

  L/C     B. Alderson      D.L.I.

  “       J. Alker         Gloucester Regt.

  Sergt.  G. Bainbridge    Yorks Regt.

  Pte.    T. Bainbridge    Yorks Regt.

  “       T. Barlow        D.L.I.

  “       J.S. Bell        D.L.I.

  “       H. Bell          D.L.I.

  L/C     T. Blair         D.L.I.

  Sergt.  J. Blenkin       R.E.

  Pte.    J. Boden         D.L.I.

  “       R. Brewis        D.L.I.

  “       G. Brown         D.L.I.

—————————————–

Panel 2

  Pte.    W. Brown         Yorks Regt.

  L/C     N. Bulmer        D.L.I.

  Pte.    J. Burton        East Yorks

  “       A. Campbell      D.L.I.

  “       J. Clarke        N.F.

  “       A. Cook          N.F.

  “       R. Cornish       East Yorks

  “       F. Dalkin        D.L.I.

  “       J.T. Davies      Yorks. Regt.

  “       H. Dodds         Yorks. Regt.

  “       G. Dunn          D.L.I.

  Sergt.  A. Gibson        D.L.I.

  Gnr.    T. Goundry       R.G.A.

  Pte.    G. Graham        D.L.I.

  “       J. Grainger      East Yorks

  A/S     G. Green         R.N.D. Anson Batt.

  Pte.    G. Hamar         D.L.I.

  “       E. Hanson        R.S.

  “       H. Hart          D.L.I.

  “       T. Hartley       D.L.I.

  “       B. Harwood       D.L.I.

  “       B. Hetherington  Yorks Regt.

—————————————–

Panel 3

  Pte.    N. Henderson     D.L.I.

  “       T. Hodgson       D.L.I.

  “       T. Houston       D.L.I.

  L/C     R. Howe          D.L.I.

  Pte.    J. Hughes        N.F.

  A/S.    E. Hutchinson    R.N.D. Anson Batt.

  Cpl.    J. Ingram        D.L.I.

  Pte.    J. Jefferson     D.L.I.

  “       R. Jones         Sherwood Foresters

  “       J.W. Keirl       D.L.I.   

  “       H. Lawson        D. of W. Regt.

  “       W. Lawson        D.L.I.

  “       J. Lowe          D.L.I.

  “       J. Lunn          Yorks. Regt.

  “       W. Maughan       D.L.I.

  L/C     A. Miller        Yorks Regt.

  Pte.    R. Mortimer      Grenadier Guards

  “       H. Parry         D.L.I.

  “       J.W. Pope        Yorks Regt.

  “       W.F. Randall     East Surreys

  Sergt.  J. Sinclair      D.L.I.

  Pte.    T. Snowball      R.A.M.C.

—————————————–

Panel 4

  L/C     H. Steward       D.L.I.

  Pte.    G. Stones        R.E.

  “       J.T. Temperley   East Yorks

  “       G.F. Tomlinson   East Yorks

  Gnr.    B. Varvill       R.G.A.

  Pte.    W. Walton        D.L.I.

  “       J. Watson        D.L.I.

  “       J.D. White       East Yorks   

  “       J. White         D.L.I.

  “       D. Whitehead     D.L.I.

  Cpl.    J.J. Wigham,M.M. Yorks Regt.

  Pte.    G. Wilkinson     D.L.I.

  Pte.    R. Wilkinson     D.L.I.

  “       E.J. Wilson      R.A.M.C.

  “       F. Williams      K.O.Y.L.I.

  “       C. Proctor       N.R.B.

NamesS131.07   

War Memorial Indexes

County Durham Index

Newcastle Index

Northumberland Index

Over The Tees Index

This is a work in progress. Interested in helping, contact 2014@newmp.org.uk 

Exploring the North East’s History
Your Search Is Underway!

Please bear with us while we retrieve the information you're searching for. With access to over 1 million records, your search results will include Memorials and Names of individuals within the Counties, Districts, and Parishes of the North East of England. We've also provided filter options to help you narrow down your search. This may take a few moments, and we appreciate your patience!

NEWMP is a non profit organisation and we rely on donations to help us to keep the site running and updated. If you would like to donate you can do so by clicking here. Your help is greatly appreciated.