The Cenotaph, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Cenotaph
United Kingdom

Middlesbrough Cenotaph
For the British Empire (later Commonwealth) dead of both World Wars, and the British military in later wars
Unveiled 11 November 1922
Location 54°33′53.52″N 1°14′26.40″W / 54.5648667°N 1.2406667°W

The Middlesbrough Cenotaph is a war memorial situated in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is located just off Linthorpe Road outside the entrance gates to Albert Park in front of the Dorman Museum. It commemorates the local men who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars and other conflicts.

The cenotaph was built on land given by Sir Arthur Dorman who favoured a replica of The Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.[1] The cenotaph was designed by Brierley and Rutherford of York based on the Whitehall cenotaph, and built in 1922 by masons Messrs Coxhead of Middlesbrough[2][3][4] at a cost of over £17,000.[5][6] It was unveilled on 11 November that year by the deputy mayor of Middlesbrough J.G. Pallister[5][6] in memory of over 3,000 local men from the Yorkshire Regiment and others who lost their lives in the First World War. The cenotaph was constructed using polished grey Aberdeen granite ashlar and stands over 10m high.[5][3][4] After the Second World War the cenotaph was rededicated to those who died in that conflict and other wars. The north and south faces of the monument are inscribed with the epitaph "THE GLORIOUS DEAD 1914-1919, 1939-1945".[2][4]

The Cenotaph and surrounds were restored and improved in 2008 at a cost of £275,000. Work included cleaning and pointing, pedestrianisation of the surrounding area, and improved lighting.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Every First World War memorial tells a story". Gazette Live. Teesside: Evening Gazette. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cenotaph, Park Road, Middlesbrough". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cenotaph, with Memorial Gates, Gatepiers and Screen Walls - Middlesbrough". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cenotaph, with Memorial Gates, Gatepiers and Screen Walls,". Images of England. English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Menzies, Paul; Lord James Crathorne (2014). "Great War Britain Middlesbrough: Remembering 1914-1918". Google Books. The History Press. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "North Yorkshire War Memorials". First World War Remembrance. The Yorkshire Regiment. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "New-look Cenotaph wins councillor’s praise". Gazette Live. Middlesbrough: Evening Gazette. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

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