Memorial

South Moor Colliery Co Ltd

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South Moor Road, South Moor, Derwentside, Durham, DH9 7EL, England

NZ 19060 51264

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Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 41811
Description: PARK WITH TWO BLACK PAINTED ORNAMENTAL GATES WITH GOLD PAINTED TOPS. THREE DEDICATORY MARBLE TABLETS ON THE GATES TWO SMALLER TABLETS ADDED FOR THE FALLEN FROM WW2 AND KOREA
Inscription: GATES: MEMORIAL PARK 1919 PLAQUE ONE: IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919 PLAQUE TWO: THIS MMORIAL TABLET/ WAS ERECTED BY/ THE SOUTH MOOR COLLIERY CO. LTD./ IN MEMORY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919 PLAQUE THREE: THIS PARK WAS PRESENTED TO/ STANLEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL/ AS A WAR MEMORIAL BY/ THE SOUTH MOOR COLLIERY CO. LTD./ OPENED JULY 10TH 1920 BY/ R. W. COOPER, ESQ

Opened

10th July 1920

R W Cooper, Managing Director of South Moor Colliery Co

Unveiled

Jul 1921

Unveiled

17 Sep 1950

Lord Lawson of Beamish

Rededicated

17 Sep 1950

Rev Harold Chisholm, Vicar of South Moor

Gates

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Good

Tablets

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good

Park

Made from: Plant Material

Condition: Good