Easington Colliery War Memorial

The memorial stands at the centre of Easington Colliery Cemetery, to the south of the Easington Colliery Disaster Memorial. It comprises a version of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice, in pale grey granite. The cross, bearing a reversed sword in bronze, rises from an octagonal pedestal. That stands on a three-stepped, octagonal, granite base, which is raised on a further two steps of a different material.

A wreath with ribbons carved in low relief on the front face of the pedestal encloses the dedication OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914-1918, with below 1939 - 1945 in attached metal figures. The names of the commemorated First World War service personnel are listed on the remaining faces of the pedestal. The later names are listed on the faces of the two uppermost granite steps of the base.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.