Gainford War Memorial - List Entry
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Description
"Gainford War Memorial was unveiled on 19 March 1921 by Sir Arthur Pease (High Sheriff of Durham) and dedicated by the vicar, Reverend HC Watson. The address was given by Lord Gainford. The memorial commemorates 25 local servicemen who died in the First World War and cost £150 raised by public subscription. The memorial was designed by the Reverend Watson’s daughter, inspired by an early-medieval cross from Gainford, and carved by Mr Percival Charge of Messrs Charge Brothers. Following the Second World War the names of a further six men who died in that conflict were added and the memorial was re-dedicated on 17 November 1953. The York stone memorial stands in the churchyard of the church of St Mary (Grade I)...." -
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Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437053
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