Memorial

Altar table, canopy and Roll of Honour 1939-45 St. John

Castleside

Memorial Name: Altar table, canopy and Roll of Honour 1939-45 St. John (C113.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: C113.02

Parish: Castleside

Original Location:

St. John’s Church, Front Street / Church Street

Present Location:

The panels were originally fastened to the front of the altar table, then attached to the wall in later alterations.

They have now been donated to Beamish Museum.

Replaced by C113.07

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

1950

Materials Used:

Oak furniture, paper behind glass panels.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

T. Spence

Inscription:

Remember
before God
for good
+
The Altar Table
and Canopy were
placed in this Church
in memory of those
from this Parish and
neighbourhood who
laid down their lives in
the Second Great War
1939 – 1945

“In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die”

Memorial Description:

Altar table and canopy.

Roll of Honour 47 inches high x 71 inches wide (119cms x 180cms) of three panels each 34 inches high x 18 inches wide (86cms x 46cms) which is paper behind glass.

The centre panel bears the dedication, the two outer ones carry the names in a single column on each.

All panels are done in calligraphy, using blue ink for the headings and the cross, red ink for the dedication and black ink for the names.

Names:

21 full names.
See transcript.