Tow Law is a town in County Durham. Tow rhymes with cow (and Law with law.)

Its War Memorial depicts a soldier advancing with rifle extended and was erected by the inhabitants of Tow Law, Thornley, Sunniside, Hedley Hope, East Hedley Hope and Satley. It stands by the A 68 which runs through the town at its confluence with the B 6297 to Wolsingham.

East aspect, Great War Names on column, Second World War on plinth below:-

Reverse (south) aspect:-

West aspect:-

Wolsingham‘s War Memorial is on the form of a Celtic type cross. It lies just beside the main street near the junction of the A 689 and the B 6296.

The dedication reads, “Remember with thanksgiving the true and faithful men who in the Great War went forth from this parish for god and the right. The names of those who returned not again are here inscribed to be honoured forevermore. 1914-1919.”

South aspect. Great War names:-

East aspect. Second World War names:-

North aspect. Great War names:-

Wolsingham is a small town in Weardale, County Durham.

The local building material looks to have been a lovely stone, similar to Cotsworld stone but a bit darker.

These terraced houses were quite olde-worlde

St Mary’s and St Stephen’s church stood back up a side street off the road through the town:-

There were two war graves in the churchyard.

Leading aircraftman F Langdale, Royal Canadian Air Force, 27/4/1943, aged 24:-

Private J H Jackson, Royal Army Medical Corps, 13/9/1920, aged 43:-