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The South Moor Colliery Memorial Park Entrance Gates
Photo : Google Earth
At the entrance to the South Moor Colliery Memorial Park are
two ornamental wrought iron gates with gold painted tops. Over the gates a
wrought iron arch bears the words “Memorial Park 1919”. The park
has a bowling green, various games pitches, and in 2005 also had a path beside
a stream under a bridge for a valley walk.
On the gates are set two oval plaques, each set into an oval frame having
a scroll in each corner. One carries the dedication, the other carries the
details of the donation of the park. In both cases the lettering is in raised
sans serif elongated capital letters.
Set onto the fence on either side of the gates are two plaques commemorating
those who lost ther lives in the Frst World War. These plaques have slightly
arched tops, moulded edges and sunken panels. These carry the names in three
columns, each column boxed by a single line border, lettering incised and
gilded using sans serif capitals throughout.
Two further square plaques with moulded raised edges bear the names for 1939-45
and Korea in sans serif block capitals.
A transcription of the names is on the Imperial War Museum's Register
of War Memorials webste.
The memorial commemorates 284 names from the First World War and 41 names from the Second World War.
Amongst the names commemorated on the memorial is that of 1 soldier who served with the Yorkshire Regiment.
Lance Corporal Charlton Robinson. 260107. 2nd Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 2194 Durham L I. Son of John Thomas and Hannah
Robinson, of 40, Fourth St., South Moor, Stanley, Co. Durham. Killed 13 June
1917. Aged 21.
Born Brandon (Durham), Enlisted Sleetburn, Resided New Brancepeth.
Buried PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL)
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