Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Hilda
Reference
S140.165
Place
SUNDERLAND
Map ref
NZ 392569
Original Location
Adjacent to the font on the north wall of the church.
Present Location
Lost
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled September 1920 by Rev. Canon Lillingston, Diocesan Minister.
Memorial Description
Plaque. It is dominated by an angel in half relief clasping a cross. Above her head are the words “For God, King and Country” followed by “In Memoriam” with a wreath on each side, one bearing the date “1914” and the other “1919”, all raised in half relief is Roman capitals.
The quotation is on the bottom border.
The quotation is on the bottom border.
Materials used
Alabaster
Inscription
For God, King and Country. In Memoriam.
In honour / of the men / from this ‘ church / who made / the supreme / sacrifice in / the Great War.
The noble army of martyrs praise Thee, O God.
Names
Present condition
Building demolished
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. George Milburn and Son, York.
Notes
1. St. Hilda’s Church was made redundant and demolished. The parish was incorporated into St. Michael’s.
2. This memorial seems to have been replaced by S140.042 following the 1939-45 War.
2. This memorial seems to have been replaced by S140.042 following the 1939-45 War.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Old postcard: George Nairn
Sunderland Echo 10/08/1920 reports unveiling
Sunderland Echo 10/08/1920 reports unveiling
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Hilda (S140.165)
SUNDERLAND St. Hilda's Church
For God King and Country
1914 In Memoriam 1919
In honour who made
of the men the supreme
from this sacrifice in
Church the Great War
G. Barrett W.C. Laugharne
A.O. Bell E. Morton
W.R. Carter W. Morton
A. Eggleston C.L. Pattison
F. Haswell R. Pemberton
C. Hands S. Sutcliffe
F. Harrison W. Winter
T.E.M. Hall J.A. Wilson
The Noble Army of Martyrs, Praise Thee, Oh God
NamesS140.165
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