This monument stands at the junction of the main paths in North Road Cemetery, contemporary news reports state :- A CEMETERY FOR DARLINGTON. In accordance with the wish of the late Mr. Joseph Pease, his sons, the Mayor of Darlington (Mr. Arthur Pease), and his four brothers, Mr. J. W. Pease, M.P., Mr. Edward Pease, Mr. Gurney Pease, and Mr. Charles Pease, have presented to the borough of Darlington, for the use principally of residents in the northern part of the borough, a cemetery of fifteen acres, walled in, planted with shrubs, &c. The value of this munificent gift is about £20,000.

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED A.D. 1877, BY THE CORPORATION OF DARLINGTON IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THIS CEMETERY HAVING BEEN PRESENTED BY JOSEPH WHITWELL PEASE, ESQ. M.P. EDWARD PEASE, ARTHUR PEASE, GURNEY PEASE AND CHARLES PEASE, IN MEMORY OF THEIR LATE FATHER JOSEPH PEASE OF SOUTHEND DARLINGTON. FORMERLY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF DURHAM WHO DIED FEBRUARY 8th 1872

CEMETERY COMMITTEE
ALDERMAN EDWARD KIPLING. CHAIRMAN
HENRY PEASE.
RICHARD LUCK.
COUNCILLOR EDWARD LUCAS PEASE.
THEODORE FRY.
THOMAS SWINBURNE.
HENRY FELL PEASE.
GEORGE SHAW.
GEORGE ELWIN

THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE CHAPELS WAS LAID BY ARTHUR PEASE, ESQ. MAYOR ON THE 8th DAY OF APRIL 1874 THEY WERE OPENED FOR PUBLIC USE A.D. 1877.

G.G. HOSKINS. F.R.I.B.A. ARCHITECT

ROBERT BORROWDALE
BATES AND CUTLER. CONTRACTORS