Memorial

Middleton In Teesdale - Obelisk

Middleton in Teesdale obelisk in village centre

Source: Copyright Dave Webster

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Current Location

on an island site, Horsemarket, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, Durham, DL12 0SH, England

OS Grid Reference

NY 94752 25419

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 13047
Description: Dalbeattie Granite Obelisk 16 feet high on a square pedestal on three steps 4 feet square at the base. On the tapering shaft a laurel wreath is carved in half relief. A raised shield is in the centre of the top of the pedestal. The names for 1914-18 appear on the front, listed in two columns, those for 1939-45 are on the back-both on marble tablets. All lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals
Inscription: a. (Front) :Our glorious dead / who fell in the Great war / 1914-1918/[names] “Greater love hath no man than this / that a man lay down his life / for his friends”. (Back): Erected / in grateful memory of / the fallen, and in honour / of those who served / by the inhabitants of / Middleton-In-Teesdale / 1921 b. (Front) : Our glorious dead / who fell in the World War / 1939-1945/[names] c. (Side): Also / in memory / of the following who died from / the effects of war service./[names]

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 35
Died: 35
Information shown: initials, surname
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 10
Died: 10
Information shown: initials, surnames
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): Dalbeattie Granite Works, Makers
Costs: £400
Maintenance History: CLEANED JULY 1998

Ceremonies

Unveiled

23 Oct 1921

Lord Barnard

Dedicated

23 Oct 1921

Rev. W. Sumner

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Middleton In Teesdale - Obelisk

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Commemoration

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Middleton In Teesdale - Obelisk

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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