Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Former pupils 1914-18 St. John CofE School
Reference
D40.049
Place
DARLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 30?14?
Original Location
St. John’s Church of England School, Yarm Road. North end of large classroom.
Present Location
The school is now demolished. The plaque was stored in the belfry room of St. John’s Church in 1992.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 12th May 1923 by Lieut. Col. Fisher; dedicated by Rev. A.S. Thompson.
Memorial Description
Plaque 1 foot 8 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide (508 mm x 762mm) surrounded by oak frame 3 feet 3 inches high x 3 feet 6 inches wide (990 mm x 1.06m) of classical design with side columns and pediment, in which is a laurel wreath raised in half relief. The main plaque has pillars incised at the sides and a laurel wreath in each top corner. The main panel is subdivided by a plain black single line border round three panels, each of which bears a list of names in two columns. Lettering is in Roman capitals for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names. There are some red initials in the dedication, otherwise all are blackened or gilded.
Materials used
Brass with oak frame.
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in / Honoured Memory of the Old Boys from this school / who sacrificed their Lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
Rest eternal grant them O Lord.
Rest eternal grant them O Lord.
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
NESF Co. Ltd.
Notes
1. Photographs of the memorial were presented by little Miss Mollie Broughton to the principals in the ceremony.
2. From the school, about 500 old boys served, of whom 120 died.
3. The memorial was created largely on the initiative of Mr. J. Broughton, who was headmaster at the school for 38 years.
4. The Committee had readily agreed to Mr. Broughton’s suggestion not to place the rank of the men on the memorial, because, “whatever their distinction in that respect, they were ‘all my lads’ “.
2. From the school, about 500 old boys served, of whom 120 died.
3. The memorial was created largely on the initiative of Mr. J. Broughton, who was headmaster at the school for 38 years.
4. The Committee had readily agreed to Mr. Broughton’s suggestion not to place the rank of the men on the memorial, because, “whatever their distinction in that respect, they were ‘all my lads’ “.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Simon Raine; C. Sanders
Northern Dispatch 09/05/1923 page 5
Northern Echo 09/05/1923 reports proposed unveiling;14/05/1923 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Darlington and Stockton Times 19/05/1923 reports unveiling; 06/06/2014 reports them being brought out of storage for cleaning and placing in the church.
Source of quotation:
“Rest eternal grant them . . .” Mass for the Dead.
Northern Dispatch 09/05/1923 page 5
Northern Echo 09/05/1923 reports proposed unveiling;14/05/1923 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Darlington and Stockton Times 19/05/1923 reports unveiling; 06/06/2014 reports them being brought out of storage for cleaning and placing in the church.
Source of quotation:
“Rest eternal grant them . . .” Mass for the Dead.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Anthony Magrys
Research In Progress
Stephen Nicholson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Contact: nicholson_stephen2@sky.com
Plaque Former pupils 1914-18 St. John CofE School (D40.049)
DARLINGTON St. John’s Church of England School
These names have not been checked against a photo or the original.
Centre top
To the glory of God
and in
Honoured Memory of the Old Boys from this school
who sacrificed their Lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
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Left hand panel
Alderson C. Craggs J.T.
Angus Wallace Croft W.R.
Archer L.R. Curry B.W.
Archbold W.H. Davey A.W.
Ascough H.R. Davey T.E.
Atkinson G.W.F. Davies T.W.
Atkinson W. Davison J.
Ayre Claude Davison C.
Baynes Fred Dawson J.A.
Broadwith H.G. Dawson T.V.
Bland H.P. Dawson A.L.
Boyd G.W. Dixon J.T.
Brock A.L. Dobson R.W.
Burnip Wilf. Dodsworth J.W.
Charlton T. Dyson G.B.
Clarke A. Earle J.W.
Cockfield J.H. Etherington T.
Cockfield J.T. Foster G.W.
Collinson F. Foxton L.N.
Craggs R.H. Gales M.H.
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Centre panel
Gardiner J. Johnson R.
Gay Arthur Kettlewell F.
Golding F. Kipling F.
Hall Fred Kirton T.D.
Henderson A. Lambert G.H.
Hepper A.F. Lambert S.
Heslop A. Layfield J.H.
Hetherington H. Lee Robbie B.
Hewett H. Longbottom R.
Hodgson W. Longstaff B.
Horton W. Lowcock B.
Hutchinson H.W. Lucas William
Hughes J.W. McGlesson T.
Iliffe Thos. McLardy H.
Jackson P. Metcalfe G.?T.
Jacques J. Middleton O.T.
Jacques R. Miller W.
Johnson W. Moncaster F.A.
Johnson T. Monroe W.
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Right hand panel
Moore Walter Taylor H.
Mutimer R. Taylor H.T.
Nesbitt R.W. Thomas W.
Patterson R.H. Thompson A.
Pearson A.G. Thompson G.B.
Pearson T. Tolson P.
Quincey Alf Toole W.E.
Raine Arthur Wade Samuel
Riddle R.G. Walton H.
Ridley J.G. Watson J.
Roach James Weakner A.
Robinson J.W. Welburn J.
Sanderson A. Welburn W.
Sanderson J.W. Whitfield C.W.
Sandwick J. Wilson J.W.
Sharp Fred Wilson J.T.
Smurthwaite W. Wilson R.
Spence G. Yates Walter
Stewart A. Staff
Swan Robert Howell A.
Rest eternal grant them O Lord.
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