Memorial

Newfield

Newfield cenotaph

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Current Location

Centre of the Village Green, Primrose Terrace, Newfield, Wear Valley, Durham, DL14 8OQ, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 20557 33634

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 10411
Description: Granite Cenotaph 10 feet high on two steps in railed enclosure, the base being 2 feet high x 5 feet 6 inches square. There is a laurel wreath in half relief near the top at the front and at the rear. The dates are raised in half relief below this, and lower again is a sword in a wreath raised in half relief. The dedication is on the front, the names from 1914-18 are on the back, those from 1939-45 are on the right. The lettering is incised using sans serif capitals throughout.
Inscription: 1914-1918 / Erected / in grateful remembrance of / the men whose names are inscribed / on this stone who gave their / lives in defence of their country / during the Great War / 1914-1918/[names]/Greater love hath no man than / this, that a man lay down his / life for his friends. 1939-1945/[names]

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 23
Died: 23
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): J Lowes & Son of Durham, Makers
Costs: £325
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The recreation ground was given by Bolchow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Colliery owners. Money raised by public subscription.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

19 Aug 1922

Mr. W.W. Storr of Middlesbrough, a director of Bolchow, Vaughan.

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