Memorial Details
Memorial
Screen and Plaques 1914-18 St. John
Reference
D46.02
Place
DIPTON
Map ref
NZ 151534
Original Location
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Front Street. (Closed) Now Private House.
Present Location
Community Centre, Front Street. 2018
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 18th January 1922 by churchwardens, Mr. Jas. E. Davis and Mr. John Hardy; dedicated by the vicar, Rev. R.H. Talbot
Memorial Description
Chancel screen with delicate tracery at the top. The walls below are of stone. On the front of the walls at each side is a brass plaque 1 foot 2 inches high x 2 feet 10 inches wide (356mm x 864mm) mounted on a wood pattress 1 inch wider. There is a narrow double line border round each plaque.
Left hand plaque carries the dedication on the left and two columns of names on the right.
Right hand plaque bears four columns of names. Lettering is in elaborate capitals for the dedication with some initials in red, and sans serif capitals for the names.
Left hand plaque carries the dedication on the left and two columns of names on the right.
Right hand plaque bears four columns of names. Lettering is in elaborate capitals for the dedication with some initials in red, and sans serif capitals for the names.
Materials used
Wood screen, brass plaques
Inscription
Erected to the Glory / of God / and in loving Memory / of 66 men of this Parish / who fell in the Great War / 1914 - 1919
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
£300
How money was raised
Public subscription
Notes
1. The unveiling was to have been carried out by the Earl of Durham and dedicated by the Bishop of Durham. However, neither could come due to “weather and illness”. The local officials performed the ceremony in their stead.
However, Stanley and Chester-le-Street News reports the unveiling and dedication as having been performed by the Earl and Bishop of Durham.
2. The lead was stripped from the roof in 2013 causing a large repair bill. There was also a falling congregation.
3. This church held the funeral service of Sapper Daryn Roy, killed in Afghanistan on May 3rd 2013.
However, Stanley and Chester-le-Street News reports the unveiling and dedication as having been performed by the Earl and Bishop of Durham.
2. The lead was stripped from the roof in 2013 causing a large repair bill. There was also a falling congregation.
3. This church held the funeral service of Sapper Daryn Roy, killed in Afghanistan on May 3rd 2013.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Bill Heslop
Shields Daily News 26/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 14/04/1920 reports proposals; 19/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 27/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 27/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Stanley and Chester-le-Street News 18/01/1922 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Journal 02/03/2013 reports theft of lead.
Shields Daily News 26/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 14/04/1920 reports proposals; 19/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 27/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett and Stanley Chronicle 27/01/1922 reports unveiling.
Stanley and Chester-le-Street News 18/01/1922 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Journal 02/03/2013 reports theft of lead.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; D. Graham; Dorothy Hall; Bill Heslop, Durham Diocesan Board: Jennifer Stephenson;
Research In Progress
If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk
Screen and Plaques 1914-18 St. John (D46.02)
DIPTON St. John’s Church
Left hand plaque
Erected to the Glory Adamson, John Carr, George
of God Barrow, John T. Coatman, Albert
and in loving Memory Bell, John Cooper, John F.
of 66 men of this Parish Bell, William Curtiss, Robert
who fell in the Great War Bertram, Alfred Cutmore, Lawrence R.
1914 - 1919 Blatchford, Robert Douthwaite, George
Bolam, George Eastwood, Samuel
Brown, Thomas Edmondson, Alex.
Buckle, Ralph W. Elsdon, Ingram T.
Burt, James W. English, Alex.
Carr, Edward Fazakerley, William
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Right hand plaque
Foreman, Cecil M. Hunter, John McQueen, Alfred Simpson, Jonathan
Gailes, Joshua Heughff, Thomas Newstead, James Smailes, Thomas
Gardner, Daniel Jennings, John Nixon, Robert Smith, George H.
Gatiss, Henry Jones, Reginald G. Pearse, John Smith, Thomas H.
Glister, Albert Lamb, John Pears, William Sowerby, James
Goldsborough, Fredk. Lamb, John G. Poole, Edward Stewart, James
Gray, John J. Laverty, John G. Reed, John T Taylor, Herbert
Greenhowe, Joseph Lawson, George Reynoldson, John L. Taylor, Robert
Grey, Thomas W. Lindsey, George V. Robinson, James M. Thirlwell, John T.
Henderson, Nathl. Middleton, George W. Robson, Robert Thomas, Herbert E
Hunter, Edward Murray, Isaac Rowe, William E. Todd, James
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Consett Guardian has variations on the names. It gives:
John Thomas Barron instead of Barrow.
Lawrence Raymond Cuttmore instead of Cutmore
Joseph Greenhow instead of Greenhowe
Thomas Heugh instead of Heughff
In other instances it gives the full middle names of the following:
Ralph William Buckle
James William Burt
John Fairless Cooper
Ingram Thomas Elsdon
David Gardner
Thomas William Grey
John Joseph Gray
Reginald Gilbert Jones
George Victor Lindsay
John George Lamb
John Geo. Laverty
George William Middleton
John Makepeace Robinson
William Eltringham Rowe
John Ledger Reynoldson
John Thomas Reed
George Henry Smith
Thomas Hall Smith
Herbert Ernest Thomas
John Thomas Thirlwell
NamesD46.02
You are looking at all the information and the best images we have so far on this memorial. If you can supply more information or better images please get in touch by sending an email to enquiries@newmp.org.uk.
Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
Copyright 2013, North East War Memorials Project. Registered Charity No. 1113088
Another Effective Group Website