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Plaque 1914-18 Sacred Heart R.C.

Reference

B158.01

Place

BYERMOOR

Map ref

NZ 186575

Original Location

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. In the nave.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Erected 18th December 1919

Memorial Description

Plaque set in a wood frame. The plaque has a beaded border. At centre top is a sunken cartouche bearing a crucifix with the words �Jesus� on one side and �Mercy� on the other. At the bottom are the words �May They rest In Peace�. The names are listed in four columns. Lettering is in raised elaborate capitals.

Materials used

Copper plaque in wood frame.

Inscription

Jesus / Mercy / (Names) / May they rest in peace.

Names

25 names.
See transcript

Cost

�25

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

F. Osborne & Co. Ltd., London.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: K. Armstrong; Kay Joisce

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack H Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

Byermoor, Marley Hill and Sunniside, F.G. Newman and Sunniside and District Local History Society, Archive Photographs Series, Chalford Publishing Co., ISBN 0 7524 1046 6 carries pages of photos of men from the district who served in 1914-18 and 1939-45.

Source of quotation
�May they rest in peace� Mass for the Dead.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

D. Dollan, c/o St. Thomas More School, Blaydon; Mr. D. Graham; Dorothy Hall; the late Mrs. Kay Joisce; James Pasby; Sunniside & District L.H.S.; Alan Vickers

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Plaque 1914-18 Sacred Heart R.C. (B158.01)

BYERMOOR	Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

   Jesus      Mercy

   Pray for the souls of the men of this parish

   who fell in the Great War 1914-1918

   Mich. Branighan   Jno. Cranney    Jno.T.Harrahill   Wm. Lewis

   Jos. Brennan      Mts. Duffy      Thos. Heslin      Ptr. Lynch

   Jno. Cairns       Ptr. Grimes     Jno. Holly        Jno. McCreish

   Matt. Cairns      Ptr. Hanratty   Wm. Humble        Fras. McHugh

   Thos. Carr        Thos. Hanratty  Rob.Knight        Thos. Murray

   Ptr. Castling           Jno. O’Keefe                Geo. Rooney

   Wm. Cranney         May they rest in peace.         Dav. Walsh

NamesB158.01

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