Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ and Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew
Reference
D39.01
Place
DALTON-LE-DALE
Map ref
NZ 407480
Original Location
St. Andrew’s Church, Dene Road. Beside the organ.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th July 1921 by Mrs Challoner, in the absence of Col. Challoner.
Memorial Description
Organ.
Plaque 60 cm high x 79 cm wide. There is a wide border of vine leaves raised in casting with a black background, culminating in roundels in each corner. At centre top of the main panel is a laurel wreath, with the dates in scrolls on either side.
The names are listed in three columns, with a stylised flower interspersed. The dedication and quotation are in Gothic, the names in sans serif capitals and the rest of the dedication in elongated Roman capitals, all in black with some red initials.
Plaque 60 cm high x 79 cm wide. There is a wide border of vine leaves raised in casting with a black background, culminating in roundels in each corner. At centre top of the main panel is a laurel wreath, with the dates in scrolls on either side.
The names are listed in three columns, with a stylised flower interspersed. The dedication and quotation are in Gothic, the names in sans serif capitals and the rest of the dedication in elongated Roman capitals, all in black with some red initials.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
1914-1919 / To the Glory of God and in Sacred Memory of / (names) / who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War.
“They endured hardness as good Soldiers of Jesus Christ.”
“They endured hardness as good Soldiers of Jesus Christ.”
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Emley of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Designed by R. Hutchinson
Designed by R. Hutchinson
Notes
1. The National Pipe Organ Register No is N14927. An organ by Harrison & Harrison was installed 1913-21. The organ is still there.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine
Durham County Advertiser 22/07/1921.
Chester-le-Street Chronicle 21/07/1921
Northern Echo 16/07/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
National Pipe Organ Register
Source of quotation:
“They endured hardness"2 Timothy 2 v 3
Durham County Advertiser 22/07/1921.
Chester-le-Street Chronicle 21/07/1921
Northern Echo 16/07/1921 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
National Pipe Organ Register
Source of quotation:
“They endured hardness"2 Timothy 2 v 3
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Alan Vickers
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial have been researched. See Every name a Story.
Organ and Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew (D39.01)
DALTON-LE-DALE St. Andrew’s Church.
1914 (Wreath) 1919
To the Glory of God and in Sacred Memory of
William S. Noble
Lowes N. Rutter
Jacob T. Curtis
John W. Smiles
James Hall
Robert Dickeson Arthur Taylor
George H. Smith Thomas Oram
John Lamb Richard Oram
Charles Middlemiss Rogers Oram
Thomas Robson
Who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War
“They endured hardness as good Soldiers of Jesus Christ”.
NamesD39.01
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