Memorial Details
Memorial
Reredos 1939-45 Korea 1952 1955 St. John the Evangelist
Reference
C92.04
Place
CHOPWELL
Map ref
NZ 122587
Original Location
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Derwent View,
Clayton Terrace Road. Beside altar.
Clayton Terrace Road. Beside altar.
Which war
a. 1939-45
b. Korea 1952, 1955
b. Korea 1952, 1955
Memorial Description
Reredos comprised of three panels in upper and lower halves on either side of the altar. Those to the right of the altar bear the dedication on the frame dividing the upper and lower sections, and the names themselves are carried in a single column below a cross carved on each of the panels. The lettering throughout is incised in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Light oak
Inscription
To the memory of the men of the village of Chopwell / who gave their lives during the World War 1939-1945.
Korea 1952.
Korea 1952.
Names
How money was raised
Trees for panelling given by Lord Gort.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Steve Lamb
A History of Blaydon District" by J. Maughan, was serialised in the "Blaydon Courier" about 1955-6, and which is available as a collection of newspaper cuttings in the Newcastle Central Library.
Durham County Record Office Faculty 1952-3 for erection of memorial. EP/Cho 4/8
A History of Blaydon District" by J. Maughan, was serialised in the "Blaydon Courier" about 1955-6, and which is available as a collection of newspaper cuttings in the Newcastle Central Library.
Durham County Record Office Faculty 1952-3 for erection of memorial. EP/Cho 4/8
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Geoffrey Nicholson; George and Janet Brown; Nan Smith; Paul Murray; Steve Lamb
Research In Progress
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Reredos 1939-45 Korea 1952 1955 St. John the Evangelist (C92.04)
CHOPWELL, St. John's Church.
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Askew Thomas Jewitt, Ernest Storey, Charles
Blacklock, Thomas Kelly, John E. Thompson, Frederick
Cairns, John Kidd, Stanley Thompson, Harry
Cairns, William E. Little, Archbold Thorpe. Andrew
Callender, Thomas Lowes, Robert D. Thorpe, James
Carvil, Lawerance S. Mason, Thomas H. Whitfield, Norman
Charlton, John McCusker, Thomas Williams, William
Drake, Kenneth Mole, Reginald Winskill, Thomas
Frame, Edward Mosley, George W. Robson, George
Gibson, Michael Musgrove, Richardson H. Weatherley, James W.
Graham, Christopher Pletts, Morris
Graham, Edward Rickaby, William
Henderson, Ronald Ridley, John T. Korea 1952
Hodgson, Leslie Riley, Samuel J. Killeen, Matthew
Hogg, Harry Robbins, Robin C. 1955
Holliday, John F. Robson, Arnold Cathcart, Irvine O.
Ions, James Rogers, John A.
Rogers, Denis A.
Shergold, Graham.
To the memory of the men of the village of Chopwell
who gave their lives during the World War 1939-1945.
NamesC92.04
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