Memorial
Westgate-Clock
Current Location
Village Hall (formerly the Men's Institute), 7, Windyside, Westgate, Wear Valley, Durham, DL13 1NR, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 88981 37941
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Clock or clock tower
- WMR Reference Number
- 10417
- Description
- Clock with two large faces above the upper middle window in the gable end. It has Roman numerals. It is supported by a large wrought iron bracket. On the same wall, set between the upper and lower windows, is the marble plaque bearing the dedication. The lettering is in leaded Roman capitals. A bracket has been placed on the wall on each side of the plaque so that wreaths can be hung, presumably from the windows above.
- Inscription
- This clock and tablet/have been erected by/the parishioners/of Westgate/in Memory of/the Brave men/who have fought and fallen/in the Great War of/1914-1919
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Maintenance History
- In 2014 the clock was refurbished for the Commemoration of the start of the Great War.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
Sep 1920
Brig. H.R. Cumming, D.S.O., G.O.C., D.L.I.
Components
- Clock
Made from: Metal
Condition: Good
- Tablet
Made from: Marble
Condition: Good
- Darlington and Stockton Times 25/9/1920
- Auckland and County Chronicle 8/1/1920 reports funds handed out; 23/9/1920 reports unveiling. and gives the names of the fallen as gives the names of the men who fell as: J. Brown, W. Coulthard, J.R. Coulthard, W. Egglestone, J.R. Colling, E. Fairless, A. Furnace,G.A. Thompson, R. Peacock, W.V. Walton, F. Walton
- Northern Echo 20/9/1920 reports unveiling; 26/10/2013 reports repairs to the clock & that it should be back in place for 2014.
- Ken Heatherington has researched the names on the local memorials. His research is available at Weardale Museum and High House Chapel, Ireshopeburn Co Durham DL13 1HD. www.weardalemuseum.org.uk Opening Hours 2pm - 5pm, Easter and Bank Holidays, May, June, July, Sept, and October (Wednesday to Sunday inclusive). Every afternoon in August