Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary
Reference
S52.02
Place
STANNINGTON
Map ref
NZ 210794
Original Location
St. Mary the Virgin Church. South wall of nave.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 16th January 1921 by Major the Hon. Jasper Ridley.
Memorial Description
Plaque, total height approx. 5 feet 6 inches x 2 feet 6 inches wide. The top and sides form a framework of brown and white marble, which is topped by an elaborate pediment in which are incised the words "Their names live for evermore". Inside this is a narrow border of green marble. This is bordered by a frieze of cast bronze decorated with oak leaves and acorns. At the centre is a rectangular plaque of cream alabaster on which are inscribed the names in two columns. The final five names are those from 1939-45, with the last name incised into the green marble. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Alabaster and marble with bronze embellishments.
Inscription
This tablet is erected / to the Glory of God and in / loving memory of the men of / this Parish who gave their lives / in the Great War 1914-1919
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Janet Brown
Morpeth Herald 21/01/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/01/1921 reports unveiling
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.721, 31/12/1920
Morpeth Herald 21/01/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/01/1921 reports unveiling
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.721, 31/12/1920
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Mrs. L. Marriott, Stannington Local History Society; Sally Bird; The late Miss Catliffe; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary (S52.02)
STANNINGTON, St. Mary the Virgin Church
Their names live
for evermore.
This Tablet is erected
To the Glory of God and in
loving Memory of the Men of
this Parish who gave their Lives
in the Great War 1914-1919
Anderson Daniel, N.F. Green, Matthew, N.F.
Brewis, William N.F. Lumsden, Joseph C., N.F.
Curry, Thomas, S.S. Leppington, Robert, S.G.
Foulger, Edward, R.F.A. Moore, David, D.L.I.
Germain, Harry, G.N.F. Renwick, Joe, N.F.
Simpson, Robert, N.F.
Alexander Hyman, E.S. Makepeace, Alfred, N.F.
Chapman, Ralph, W.Y. Marshall, Thomas, R.I.L.
Cohen, Isaac, R.F. Millar, Joseph, K.R.R.
Dainty, William, R.N. Mills, George, D.of C.L.I.
Davis John, R.F. Myers, Harry, R.F.
Errington, Ralph, G.G. Oldfield, Harry, Y.& L.
Evans, William, R.F. Robson, John, K.R.R.
Featherstone, Francis, D.L.I. Ruecroft Lawrence, C.G.
Gibbison, Thomas, D.L.I. Smith, Leonard, C.G.
Hill, John, E.S. Spence, John, B.R.
Jamieson, William, S.L.I. Wilson, John, E.Y.
Lauder, James, R.F. Woolfson, Sydney, R.W.
Hedges, Harry 1939 Hully, Ronald
Hine, Gordon 1945 McDougal, Ernest
Frederick Stanbury
NamesS52.02
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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