Memorial Details
Memorial
Rood and Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine
Reference
C121.03
Place
CROOK
Map ref
NZ 165356
Original Location
St. Catherine’s Church, Church Street
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled December 1920 by Major W.M. Mackay, O.B.E., T.D.; dedicated by Archdeacon Derry.
Memorial Description
Rood screen.
This is accompanied by a plaque on the west wall near the door. It is of three panels, the middle one being higher than the two outer. There is a wide border and a shelf for vases. The central panel has been divided into halves, the top half bearing a cross raised in half relief. The names are carried in a single column on the lower half of the central panel and on the two outer ones, the lettering incised using sans serif lower case. The quotation at the top and the dedication at the bottom are raised in sunken panels. The lettering is in gold elaborate capitals.
This is accompanied by a plaque on the west wall near the door. It is of three panels, the middle one being higher than the two outer. There is a wide border and a shelf for vases. The central panel has been divided into halves, the top half bearing a cross raised in half relief. The names are carried in a single column on the lower half of the central panel and on the two outer ones, the lettering incised using sans serif lower case. The quotation at the top and the dedication at the bottom are raised in sunken panels. The lettering is in gold elaborate capitals.
Materials used
Oak screen and plaque.
Inscription
Their name liveth / for evermore.
To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook / and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919 / this tablet and rood screen are erected.
Lord grant them eternal rest.
To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook / and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919 / this tablet and rood screen are erected.
Lord grant them eternal rest.
Names
Who commissioned
St.Catherine’s Parochial Church Council
Cost
Rood screen £340.3s; Memorial Board: £81.19s 5d; Design and management contract: £33.1s.2d.
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designer W.H. Wood, Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; made by H. Brown & Sons, Haymarket Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Notes
1. It is thought that Major Mackay, who unveiled the memorial, was William Murray Mackay, born in Crook and was the son of Dr. Alex Mackay, a local doctor.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos of plaque: Simon Raine; John and Mavis Dixon
Auckland and County Chronicle 23/12/1920
Durham Record Office Church papers ref: EP/Cro 63 & 64
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44;
“Lord grant them eternal rest” Mass for the Dead
Auckland and County Chronicle 23/12/1920
Durham Record Office Church papers ref: EP/Cro 63 & 64
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44;
“Lord grant them eternal rest” Mass for the Dead
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Rev. Lyn Hallett, Rector; John and Mavis Dixon; Tony Young
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Aaron Cowen
Contact cowenaaron@hotmail.com
Contact cowenaaron@hotmail.com
Rood and Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine (C121.03)
CROOK St. Catherine’s Church
Their name liveth for evermore.
2nd Lieut. J.M. Hare D.L.I. Sap. J. Haley R.E.
“ W. Heslop “ “ C. Kelsey “
Pte. G.S. Adams “ “ E. Proudfoot “
“ A. Adamson “ “ G.T. Wilkinson “
“ J.R. Agar “ L/Serg. W. Auton N.F.
“ J. Alderson “ Pte. J.H. Calvert “
“ W. Anderson “ “ T.E. Fawell “
“ A. Armstrong “ “ R.W. Franklin “
“ F. Atkinson “ “ J. Hutchinson “
Serg. A.R. Bainbridge “ “ H.J. Kemp “
Pte. P. Best “ L/Corp. T.R. Longstaff “
“ E. Brown “ “ W. Lonsdale “
Serg. A.G. Burnip “ Pte. F.H. Rider “
Pte. G. Butterfield “ L/Corp. R. Siddle “
“ G.A. Calvert “ Corp. H.S. Snowball “
“ W. Calvert “ Pte. J. Turner “
“ R. Clark “ “ R. Challinger M.G.C.
L/Corp.J. Clarke “ Pte. J.W. Cooke “
“ J.Cousins “ L/Corp. J.C. Hemingway “
Pte. M. Cousins “ Gnr. J.H. May “
“ E. Crossling “ Corp. W.P. Moses “
“ M.C. Cunningham “ L/Corp. W. Scott DLI Gnr. J.W. Box H.M.S. Cressy
Corp. W.G. Dalton “ Pte. A.R. Simpson “ Pte. G.R. Dowson K.R.R.
Pte. J.W. Ditchburn “ L/Corp. R. Simpson “ “ J.H. English Y.R.
“ J. Dodds “ “ J.H. Smith “ “ C.H. Foster R.F.
“ C. Dowson “ Pte. R.W. Stamper “ “ W.E.H. Gibson D.G.
“ T. Dowson “ “ R. Stothard “ “ E. Hall S.W.B.
“ T.C. Dowson “ “ J. Tarn “ L/Corp. W. Halladay K.O.Y.L.I.
“ T. Evans “ “ B. Taylor “ Pte. W. Henry L.R.
“ J. Fairer “ “ T. Taylor “ “ F.N. Hood W.R.
“ H.B. Fawell “ “ J.F. Thompson “ “ F.H. Hudspeth W.F.
“ J.W. Fowler “ Serg. G. Turnbull “ “ J.H. Hudspeth W.Y.
“ W. Francis “ L/Corp. A. Vasey “ “ C.R. Hunt S.R.
“ S. Gent “ Pte. J. Wharton “ “ R. Hunter N.S.
Corp. F. Greenbank “ “ C.J. Whitton “ “ G. Kyle L.R.
Pte. G.W. Hardcastle “ “ F. Adamthwaite E. Yorks. Serg. H. Lister W.Y.
“ E.W. Hauxwell “ “ P. Danbrook “ Pte. J. Lonsdale L.N.L.
L/Corp.J. Henderson “ “ E. Hill “ Serg.Maj.J. Marr A.M.R.N.Z.
Pte. R. Hudspeth “ “ E. Hutchinson “ Pte. J.W.H.G. Matthews A.S.C.
“ R. Hutchinson “ “ S.C. May “ “ C.H. MacDonald “
“ W. Hutchinson “ Dr.Maj. L. Norman “ “ C. Moore R.F.
“ B. Johnson “ Serg. R.H. Robinson “ “ H.T.D. Moses Y.R.
“ J. Johnson “ Pte. F. Seymour “ “ F.H. Pickering W.F.
“ A. Kemp “ “ F. Smith “ Gnr. R.W. Richardson R.G.A.
“ J. Kemp “ “ D. Waiting “ Serg. J.E. Rider D.of W.
“ C. Lumley “ “ R.T. Williams “ Pte. J.E. Rowe C.G.
“ J. Lumley “ Dr. W. Allan R.F.A. “ F.T. Rowell D.of W.
“ T.O. Moses “ “ T. Bateman “ Gnr. T.W. Seymour R.G.A.
“ J.G. Moore “ Gnr. V. Davison “ Pte. J.R. Spence Y.R.
“ W. Pattison “ Art. C. Gibson “ “ A. Wales L.R.
“ G. Richardson “ Gnr. C. Turnbull “ Dr. W.H. Walton M.T.
“ R.R. Robinson “ Sap. T. Brett R.E. Pte. F.L. Whitfield Y. & L.
L/Corp.W. Rowe “ “ G.A. Chatt “ “ C. Wilson M.T.
Corp. S. Rudkin “ “ W.C.K. Cockburn“ “ T.G. Wilson R.A.M.C.
Pte. T. Scales “ “ S.R. Croudace “ Gnr. J.G. Wilkinson R.G.A.
To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook
and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
this tablet and rood screen are erected.
Lord grant them eternal rest.
NamesC121.03
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