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    Memorial

    Tudhoe Colliery, Spennymoor - WW1

    Tudhoe Colliery overall view

    Source: Copyright Dave Webster

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    Current Location

    The memorial stands in the main entrance to Tudhoe Cemetery (also known as York Hill Cemetery), Tudhoe Cemetery, 20, North Road, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, Sedgefield, Durham, DL16 6SU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 26483 34638

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    Type of Memorial
    Allegory (eg: Victory)
    WMR Reference Number
    10335
    Description
    Allegorical figure of Victory, female and in draped clothing, standing on a three stepped base and square, tapering plinth. The commemoration and names are on a polished, marble tablet on the 6 o'clock face of the plinth facing the entrance to the cemetery: the remaining three faces carry three more polished marble tablets and names. The four tops of sides of the plinth, above the tablets, carry leaf decorations. All lettering is engraved.
    Inscription
    6 O'clock face - 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] Other three faces - [Names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    73
    Died
    73
    Information shown
    Initials, Surname, Rank, Regiment, Honours
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maker(s)
    • J Lowes of Durham City, Sculptor

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    6th August 1921

    Custodian
    SPENNYMOOR TOWN COUNCIL

    Components

    Figure

    Height: 4900mm

    Width: 1000mm

    Depth: 1000mm


    Made from: Granite - Aberdeen


    Condition: Good


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    224770

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    • North East War Memorials Project, https://www.newmp.org.uk/memorial/statue-tudhoe-colliery-1914-18-cemetery-s131-07/, accessed 10th April, 2025