Memorial

Sherburn Hill Obelisk WW1

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Current Location

In front of the Community Centre, Front Street, Sherburn Hill, Durham, Durham, DH6 1PA, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 33609 42086

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 42025
Description: Granite Obelisk on square base and granite step, 12 feet total height, with four further stone steps, bottom step being 8 feet square. Surrounded by a narrow flower bed and low iron railings. Names are in a single column on the left side and back, the dedication is on the front. A pink granite slab has been fixed to the front of the bottom two risers which carry the dedication and names from 1939-45. Lettering is incised and blackened using sans serif capitals.
Inscription: FRONT FACE: To the glory of God and in proud memory / of the men who left Sherburn Hill / and made the supreme sacrifice in the / Great European War 1914-1918./Erected by the inhabitants of / Sherburn Hill. 2nd Plaque-also World War 1939-1945/[names]/ "They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old / age shall not weary them nor the years condemn / at the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them" LEFT AND REAR FACE: (NAMES)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 52
Died: 52
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Costs: £300
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

21st October 1921

Major Dorman

Dedicated

21st October 1921

Revd H.P. Boase

Conservation

Custodian: The War Memorial was formally handed over to the Parish Council at a Remembrance Day ceremony held on 11th November 1922

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Sherburn Hill Obelisk WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Sherburn Hill Obelisk WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

Contribute to the War Memorials Register

Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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