Memorial Details
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Memorial
Stained Glass Window Rushbrooke Bros. 1917 Greenbank Road Primitive Methodist
Reference
D40.027
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Greenbank Road Methodist Church.
At Junction of Greenbank Road and Woodland Road, Darlington.
At Junction of Greenbank Road and Woodland Road, Darlington.
Present Location
Building demolished.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 19th October 1919
Memorial Description
Stained glass window. At the top is an emblem of the rising sun. There is also a harp and a trumpet surrounded by purple flowers. There is also the text “Rock of Ages, cleft for me". The dedication is at the bottom.
Inscription
(Dedicated to two brothers called Rushbrooke who fell in France)
Names
William Rushbrooke (died 5th October 1917) and Alfred Rushbrooke (died 4th March 1917)
Who commissioned
Mrs. Rushbrooke, their widowed mother.
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Northern Echo 18/10/1919 reports proposed unveiling on Sunday; 20/10/1919 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 25/10/1919 reports unveiling.
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 25/10/1919 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding.
Research In Progress
Stephen Nicholson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Stained Glass Window Rushbrooke Bros. 1917 Greenbank Road Primitive Methodist (D40.027)
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