War Memorial Cross, Cemetery Road, Wheatley Hill Cemetery
War Memorial cross
Type: War Memorial
Rough hewn encircled stone cross with a sword carved in half relief on the front face, standing on a tapered pedestal and single step within a border of stone chippings with a low kerb. The memorial was once located in the grounds of the Miners’ Welfare Hall and unveiled in 1930 but was moved to its new location after reports of vandalism.
Two brass plaques were once attached to the front of the pedestal bearing the names from the Second World War in two columns on each. These plaques came from the outside of Wheatley Hill Boys’ School and were once associated with a memorial clock. The clock and plaques were separated over the years: the clock is now located inside the Heritage Centre; but in 2005 the plaques were replaced with upright slabs of polished granite with sloping front faces, located on the left and right sides of the pedestal. The Left slab carries the names of soldiers from the First World War.
NEWMP
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Keys to the Past
http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/site-details?PRN=D49820
Civil Parish: Thornley
Contributed by Durham County Council Archaeology Section