Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ and plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Independent Church
Reference
H115.44
Place
HARTLEPOOL
Original Location
Hartlepool Independent Church, Brougham Street
Present Location
Now in Christ Church, West Hartlepool
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled ?9th July 1920 by Mrs. J.B. Graham of Eaglescliffe; dedicated by Rev. W. Medhurst.
Memorial Description
Organ comprising 305 Great organ pipes; 427 swell organ pipes and 42 pedal organ pipes.
There is a plaque with a hemisphere at each end in which are the dates of the Great War in red. There is a border of leaves. At centre top is a red cross, centre bottom is the “IHS” monogram, also in red. The panel is in three sections, divided by red vertical lines, with the dedication in the centre portion and the names listed in the two outer portions. Part of the lettering of the dedication is in Old English and Roman capitals, the rest is in sans serif capitals.
Below this is a plaque for 1939-45 made to equal the length of the one above. There is a single line border in red. The dates are in red at each end. The names are in a single line using sans serif capitals.
There is a plaque with a hemisphere at each end in which are the dates of the Great War in red. There is a border of leaves. At centre top is a red cross, centre bottom is the “IHS” monogram, also in red. The panel is in three sections, divided by red vertical lines, with the dedication in the centre portion and the names listed in the two outer portions. Part of the lettering of the dedication is in Old English and Roman capitals, the rest is in sans serif capitals.
Below this is a plaque for 1939-45 made to equal the length of the one above. There is a single line border in red. The dates are in red at each end. The names are in a single line using sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass plaque.
Inscription
a. To the Glory of God / this organ has been erected / in thankful memory / of the men of this Church and Sunday School / who gave their lives in the Great War.
b. 1939 - 1945
b. 1939 - 1945
Names
Cost
£1,000
How money was raised
Members and friends of the church.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Built by Mr. J.J. Binns of Bramley, Leeds.
Notes
1. 2015 The Church is an empty shell being renovated.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos in new location: Dorothy Hall
Northern Echo 09/07/1920 reports dedication.
Stockton and Teesside Herald 10/07/1920 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham, William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore, 2002, ISBN 095 4327101
Northern Echo 09/07/1920 reports dedication.
Stockton and Teesside Herald 10/07/1920 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham, William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore, 2002, ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Organ and plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Independent Church (H115.44)
Centre panel
To the Glory of God
this organ has been erected
in thankful memory
of the men of this Church and Sunday School
who gave their lives in the Great War.
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Left hand panel Right hand panel
Jacob H. Birkbeck Arthur E. Prior
1914 John Cook Ralph B. Pugh 1918
Walter M. Gordon James C. Stewart
Fred Proud. Thomas A. Stewart.
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Lower panel
1939 Robert Capeling Leonard Gardner John Staunch 1945
NamesH115.44
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