Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaques 1914-18 1939-45 St. George United Reformed
Reference
D40.044
Place
DARLINGTON
Original Location
St. George’s United Reformed Church, at the junction of Northgate and Chestnut Street. (Closed)
Present Location
See Note 1 below.
Which war
a.1914-18
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled by Wm. Draffan, an elder of the church.
b. Unveiled by Rev. Prof. D. Whitehorn, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England.
b. Unveiled by Rev. Prof. D. Whitehorn, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England.
Memorial Description
Two plaques, one for each war, fitted together into a single frame possibly for the unveiling of the second one. The upper plaque has a domed top which is echoed by the pattress. The names are listed in three columns on both. The lettering of the dedication is in Roman capitals and the names in sans serif capitals.
There is also the octagonal font of stone, very plain, with the cross of St. George raised in half relief in a sunken circle on one face.
There is also the octagonal font of stone, very plain, with the cross of St. George raised in half relief in a sunken circle on one face.
Materials used
Gun metal
Inscription
a. To the Glory of God / and in memory / of / the men of this congregation / who fell in the Great War 1914-1919.
They did their duty.
b. Also those who gave up their lives in / the War 1939-1945 and in whose memory / the Baptismal font is dedicated
They did their duty.
b. Also those who gave up their lives in / the War 1939-1945 and in whose memory / the Baptismal font is dedicated
Names
Notes
1. Three plaques, together with the font and another plaque from the old Congregational Church in Union Street are now in a small storeroom amid a labyrinth of stairs and corridors at the rear of the first floor.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine
Northern Echo 19/01/1920
Northern Dispatch 15/04/1950; 17/04/1950.
Darlington and Stockton Times 15/04/1950
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 24/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 19/01/1920
Northern Dispatch 15/04/1950; 17/04/1950.
Darlington and Stockton Times 15/04/1950
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 24/01/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Stephen Nicholson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Plaques 1914-18 1939-45 St. George United Reformed (D40.044)
DARLINGTON St. George’s United Reformed Church
Upper plaque
To the Glory of God
and in memory
of
the men of this congregation
who fell in the Great War 1914-1919.
J.E. Brydon D.L. Rattray M.H. Robinson
J.W. Cleminson J.H. Robertson R. Scott
W. Graham M.S. Robertson H. Smith
Q. Smith R.A. Storar
They did their duty.
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Lower plaque
Also those who gave up their lives in
the war 1939-1945 and in whose memory
the baptismal font is dedicated.
Donald Kirton Chater Robert Douglas Robson Wilfred Hall
Herbert Drury Thomas Monkhouse John Heathwaite
Norman Elvish Denis Young Robert Downing
Edmund Philip Maw Leslie Young Thomas Raper
Walter Richmond John Stainsby
NamesD40.44
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