Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Nicholas
Reference
D47.048
Place
DURHAM
Map ref
NZ 274425
Original Location
St. Nicholas Church, Market Place DH1 3NJ. On one side of the south door.
Present Location
The church has been re-ordered and the memorial is behind the altar.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
14th May 1922 by Col. J.R. Ritson, dedicated by Rt. Rev. The Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Plaque 6 feet 3 inches high x 3 feet wide of mottled fawn marble within a dark brown marble border of 24 blocks each of which is carved with an elaborate raised pattern of leaves and flowers. Flower shelf below. A floriate cross is incised at centre top between the dates.
The names are listed in two columns in gold-edged boxes. The prayer is at the foot of the plaque. All lettering is in Roman upper and lower case.
Names marked with an asterisk were members of the 1st Durham Boys’ Brigade.
The names are listed in two columns in gold-edged boxes. The prayer is at the foot of the plaque. All lettering is in Roman upper and lower case.
Names marked with an asterisk were members of the 1st Durham Boys’ Brigade.
Materials used
Marble in alabaster frame.
Inscription
1914 1918.
Be thou faithful unto death & / I will give thee a crown of life. /
These are the names of the / men belonging to this parish and / congregation who laid down / their lives in the Great War.
O God for England these strong / souls have passed. Grant we / may make her worthy of them at last.
Be thou faithful unto death & / I will give thee a crown of life. /
These are the names of the / men belonging to this parish and / congregation who laid down / their lives in the Great War.
O God for England these strong / souls have passed. Grant we / may make her worthy of them at last.
Names
Present condition
Some of the paint is wearing off.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
John Lowes and Son, Gilesgate. Designer - Mr. W.G. Foottit, a parishioner.
Notes
1. The photo shown in Memory Lane – Durham City shows some differences from the present plaque, indicating that some additions must have been made at a later date.
a. The name “Frederick King” now has the letters “M.M.” after it.
b. The name Andrew Norman Brown has had the initials “M.C.” added.
c. Another four names have also been added subsequently, those of:
Jos. Matthew Brook;
Rich. Robt. Ainsley,
Arthur Graham and
Jos. Dalton Bell.
a. The name “Frederick King” now has the letters “M.M.” after it.
b. The name Andrew Norman Brown has had the initials “M.C.” added.
c. Another four names have also been added subsequently, those of:
Jos. Matthew Brook;
Rich. Robt. Ainsley,
Arthur Graham and
Jos. Dalton Bell.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Durham County Advertiser 12/5/1922
Shields Daily News 15/5/1922 p.4
Durham Chronicle 12/5/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 16/6/1922 reports “recent unveiling”
Memory Lane – Durham City, Michael F Richardson – ISBN 1 85893 193 1, carries an old photo.
Sources of quotations:
“Be thou faithful unto death . . .” : Revelation 2 v 10;
O God for England . . .”: Not ascertained.
Durham County Advertiser 12/5/1922
Shields Daily News 15/5/1922 p.4
Durham Chronicle 12/5/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 16/6/1922 reports “recent unveiling”
Memory Lane – Durham City, Michael F Richardson – ISBN 1 85893 193 1, carries an old photo.
Sources of quotations:
“Be thou faithful unto death . . .” : Revelation 2 v 10;
O God for England . . .”: Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Nicholas (D47.048)
DURHAM St. Nicholas Church
1914 + 1918.
Be thou faithful unto death &
I will give thee a crown of life.
These are the names of the
men belonging to this parish and
congregation who laid down
their lives in the Great War
T.F. Gibson Anderson *Frederick King, M.M.
*George Appleton William Henry Lofthouse
*Arthur Barnes Edward Maddison
*George Bell Ernest Mitchell
*William Blakey *H. Naylor, M.M., C.G.
William Boyd *Seymour Nelson
*R. Boyson *Arthur O’Connor
*Arthur Brock Joseph Oughton
*Christopher Brown Geo. Wm. Percy Peacock
Andrew Norman Brown M.C. *George William Preece
William Clyne *John H. Ramsay
*Albert Cosgrove Frank Reid
Herbert Howard Davies M.C. *Tom Reid
Thomas Davis Albert Victor Robinson
*William Donaldson Joseph Henry Robinson
Ernest Joseph Eales *Albert Robinson
Edward Evans Stanley Shepherd
*Isaac Golightly James B. Stewart
Lynn Strong Heckles Tom Summerbell
Joseph Hodgson *Charles Robson Sweeting
*E.M. Holland Arthur Thwaites
*W.B. Holland Richard Trow
*Ralph Hopper Robert Trow
George Howes John Albert Waggott
*Arthur Johnson *Fred Walker, M.M.
Ernest William Keeble *Arthur Walton
*T. Kelly *Frederick Williamson
*Thomas King Jos. Matthew Brooke
Richd. Robt. Ainsley Arthur Graham
Jos. Dalton Bell.
* Members of the 1st Durham Boys’ Brigade.
O God for England these strong
souls have passed. Grant we
may make her worthy them at last.
NamesD47.48
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