The War Memorial is a listed building and as such protected.  The listing details can be found at Historic England‘s website – this organisation will not allow a link to be posted here.

Monday 20^th June 1921: The memorial to the men of Evenwood, Ramshaw and Lands was unveiled by Colonel Dowling.  Mr. T. Heslop, former manager of Randolph Colliery and agent to the North Bitchburn Coal Company, was chairman of the organising committee. It was designed, executed and erected by William Allison & Sons sculptors, Bishop Auckland.  Proceedings commenced with a procession which was formed at the top end of Evenwood village consisting of ex-soldiers and sailors, Girl Guides and Boy Scouts headed by the Village Band.  The Last Post was sounded.

To The Glory of God

and in

Thankful Remembrance

OF THE MEN OF

EVENWOOD, RAMSHAW AND LANDS

WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

DURING THE GREAT WAR

1914 – 1918

Panel 1

J. Million                             J. Walling

R. Wardle                           S. R. Rutter

J. Heseltine                        J.J. Walton

J.H. Raine                            W. Carrick

A. Lynas                               T. H. Dunn

J. W. Arkless                      T. W. Applegarth

W. Howlett                        W. Gray

E. Towers                            M. G. Middlemass

G. Dowson                          H. Dixon

F. Purvis                               G. Parmley

J. Maughan                         R. Wilson

O. Rushford                        W. Moses

Panel 2

J.W. Wren                           J. Maughan

J. Hutchinson                    G. T. Cox

T. Davis                             T. W. Simpson

R. Heaviside                      J. Ellerker

W.R. Storey                        W. Snowball

D. Baister                            J. Skelhorn

J. Hewitt                              H. Wardle

J. W. Spence                      J.J. Richardson

A. K. Atkinson                   W.E. Earl

J. C. Graves                         M. T. Raine

R. W. Conlin                       W. Morley

M. Simpson                        G. Bryant

Those lost in the Second World War are commemorated on Panel 3. In date order, they are:

R. Brown; J. Lowson;

M.M. Hudson; T.R. Watson

G. Maughan; T. Snowdon

J. Stephenson; H. Race

J. Sanderson; J. Prudhoe

N. Young; T. Heaviside

M. Collinson; R. Bell

M. Wilkinson; W. Watson

T.H. Stokoe; T.F. Stephenson

M.M. Peddelty; J.G. Brownless

Above: WW2 Panel

Above: Evenwood Parish Magazine July 1921