The Middlesbrough Cenotaph is located outside the entrance gates to Albert Park in front of the Dorman Museum. It commemorates the local men who died in the First and Second World Wars and other conflicts.
Middlesborough Cenotaph Albert Park Gates |
On either side of the entrance to Albert Park are 24 bronze panels which record the names of 3,137 men and women who lost their lives in the First World War dead. In includes 1,107 men from the Yorkshire Regiment.
Middlesborough Cenotaph and Bronze Panels |
Middlesborough Cenotaph Bronze Panel |
The design of the memorial is based on the Cenotaph in London and was unveiled on 11th November 1922.
Middlesborough Cenotaph unveiling 11 Nov 1922 |
The north face bears the inscription THE GLORIOUS DEAD 1914–1919.
Middlesborough Cenotaph WW1 1914-1919 Inscription |
After the Second World War the cenotaph was rededicated and the south face inscribed with the epitaph THE GLORIOUS DEAD 1939–1945.
Middlesborough Cenotaph WW2 1939-1945 Inscription |
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During the Crimean War the Russian city of Sevastopol was besieged from October 1854 to September 1855 before falling to British and French troops. Captured cannons seized were sent to many towns in Britain and across the Empire. One cannon is located in Albert Park Middlesborough.
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The Dorman Memorial Museum in Middlesbrough is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant George Lockwood Dorman and his comrades of the Yorkshire Regiment who lost their lives during the Boer War 1899-1901.
Lieutenant Dorman served with the 3rd Battalion, Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). He died of an intestinal problem at Kroonstad in the Orange Free State on 30th March 1901 aged 21. He was the son of the industrialist Sir Arthur Dorman who co-founded Dorman Long and Co Ltd and funded the building of the museum. It was opened on 1st July 1904 by Colonel Hoole of the Yorkshire Regiment.
Dolman Memorial Museum Middlesborough Opening Ceremony 1st July 1904 |
Dolman Memorial Museum Middlesborough Opening Ceremony Programme |
The Middlesbrough Boer War Memorial is located in Albert Park commemorating Lieutenant GL Dorman and those men from Middlesborough who lost their lives in South Africa.
A bronze panel details TO THE MEMORY OF THE MIDDLESBROUGH MEN
WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDSOR DISEASE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR A.D. 1899 - 1901 and records the names of those who were lost.
The memorial was unveiled on 7th June 1905 by Lieutenant-General Sir H M Leslie-Rundle, General Officer Commanding Northern Command.
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In the Albert Park Middlesborough a Remembrance garden is dedicated to "To All Who Gave Their Lives For Our Country".
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Middlesborough Albert Park Clock |
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Middlesborough Albert Park Sun Dial New York time |