Memorial

Easington Lane - WW12 and WW2, Clock and Tower

Tower

Source: Dorothy Hall

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Current Location

127, High Street, Easington Lane, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0JW, England

NZ 36346 46058

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Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 48329
Description: Sandstone clock tower, square and of six stages. It has an ogee-shaped leaded dome and weathervane at the top: the clock is in the second stage from the top on three sides. There are several tablets in the walls of the next-to lower stage bearing different, engraved inscriptions: here, in each wall is also an arched recess containing a panel of polished marble bearing the names in two columns using sans serif capitals.
Inscription: FOUNDATION STONE ONE: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY JAMES ROBSON - DURHAM FOUNDATION STONE TWO: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY J. C. JOICEY ESQ. - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE FOUNDATION STONE THREE: LEST WE FORGET/ AUGUST 28TH 1920 FOUNDATION STONE FOUR: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY AUSTIN KIRKUP ESQ./ MANOR HOUSE PENSHAW FOUNDATION STONE FIVE: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY THOMAS (...) TABLET SET ON THIRD STAGE: THIS MEMORIAM UNVEILED BY LORD JOICEY/ AUGUST 27TH 1921 Recessed Tablet Facing Road - In memory of/ the fallen/ and in honour of/ the returned members of all/ H.M. Forces/ of Easington Lane/ who served in the/ Two World Wars/1939-1945/ [names] Two Other Recessed Tablets - 1914-1918/ [names]

Maker(s): Jonathan Coxon, chief architect to Lambton and Hetton Colliery Co, Designer
LISTER AND SONS LTD, Makers
Costs: £2,000
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The clock tower memorial was fully funded by the Joicey family, owners of the local colliery. Clock tower memorials are very rare in Britain, a few exist in the Cynon Valley of South Wales - a mining area and also along the A.5 road in Anglesey - LlanfairPG, Gwalchmai and Llanfaelog (Rhosneigr). Information from people at Durham Miners' Gala 13/07/2019. The memorial also features on the official community banner and this paraded each year at the Gala and on Remembrance Day. (see image)