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Communion rails 1939-45 St. Nicholas

Reference

D47.049

Place

DURHAM

Map ref

NZ 274425

Original Location

St. Nicholas Church, Market Place DH1 3NJ.

Present Location

The church has been re-ordered and the plaque is behind the altar.

Which war

1939-45

Memorial Description

Communion rails.
A plaque 1 foot 3 inches high x 1 foot wide carries the dedication. It has a raised rope pattern border. The names are listed in two columns in raised Roman capitals.

Materials used

Bronze plaque.

Inscription

The Communion rails / have been erected to the / glory of God in memory / of those of this church / and parish who gave their / lives during the World War / 1939-1945.

Names

18 full names.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack H Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

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Communion rails 1939-45 St. Nicholas (D47.049)

   The Communion rails

   have been erected to the

   glory of God in memory

   of those of this church

   and parish who gave their

   lives during the World War

   - 1939-1945 -

   Kenneth Aubin     Arthur Kleckner

   William Bradley   Eric Muffet

   George Colwell    Ernest Newton

   George Dobinson   Robert Pearson

   Dennis Dunn       Henry Robinson

   Norman Flynn      John Rolling

   William Hall      John Stones

   John Hence        James Towers

   Ronald Kirk       Harry Vasey

NamesD47.049

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