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Houghton-le-Spring Cenotaph

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Current Location

St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4DN, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 34157 49799

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 17830
Description: Cenotaph 18 feet 6 inches high, standing on two steps. On the right hand side is a soldier carved in half relief, on the left is a sailor, both about 4 feet high. The front of the top is carved to resemble a cross of St. Cuthbert in half relief, with the words “Our Glorious Dead” below. Beneath this, the names are listed in three columns, on both front and back faces in Roman capitals.
Inscription: EAST AND WEST FACE: OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / (NAMES) NORTH AND SOUTH FACE: 1914 - 1919

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 236
Died: 236
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Maker(s): MR FRANCIS W DOYLE JONES, Designer
MR FRANCIS W DOYLE JONES, Sculptor
William Kilpatrick & Co of Manchester, Builder
Costs: £700
Maintenance History: The war memorial now appears to have been stained from the large sycamore trees growing nearby and many of the inscribed names on the top half of the rear side are fading away. In early 2012 a small sample of names was re-carved (PRICE J., PURVIS J., PURVIS, R. and QUINN A.) on a cleaned corner and made an impressive contrast to the other panels.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

7th November 1925

Earl of Durham

Dedicated

7 Nov 1925

Rev. R. Watson, Rector of Houghton.

Faculty Granted

1 May 1925

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