Memorial Details
Memorial
Screen 1914-18 St. Thomas
Reference
C120.03
Place
CRAGHEAD
Map ref
NZ 215506
Original Location
St. Thomas’ Church, Lowry Lane (Closed)
Present Location
The building is now a dwelling. What became of the screen is not known.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated 14th April 1922 by Archdeacon Watkins.
Memorial Description
Chancel screen 21 feet high including the cross, x 14 feet wide, slender and of very fine tracery work.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
To the Glory of God and in memory of the men of Craghead who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919.
Let none of us forget.
Let none of us forget.
Names
110 names.
NEED TRANSCRIPT.
NEED TRANSCRIPT.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Made by Messrs, H. Brown and Sons, Haymarket Cabinet Works, Newcastle. W.H. Wood, Diocesan Architect.
Notes
1. St. Thomas' closed 1/05/1997 and was later converted for residential use.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Shields Daily News 13/4/1922
Northern Echo 15/4/1922 carries brief report of unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 21/4/1922 reports unveiling.
Stanley and Chester-le-Street Chronicle 13/4/1922 reports proposed unveiling.
Stanley News 3/2/1921; 20/4/1922
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 13/4/1922 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 15/4/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham Record Office Service of dedication of 1914-18 memorial EP/Cra/4/25; List of participants 1914-18 and 1939-45 EP/Cra 1/20-21
Shields Daily News 13/4/1922
Northern Echo 15/4/1922 carries brief report of unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 21/4/1922 reports unveiling.
Stanley and Chester-le-Street Chronicle 13/4/1922 reports proposed unveiling.
Stanley News 3/2/1921; 20/4/1922
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 13/4/1922 reports proposed unveiling tomorrow; 15/4/1922 reports unveiling.
Durham Record Office Service of dedication of 1914-18 memorial EP/Cra/4/25; List of participants 1914-18 and 1939-45 EP/Cra 1/20-21
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
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Screen 1914-18 St. Thomas (C120.03)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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