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Window & Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Congregational

Reference

E46.02

Place

EAST BOLDON

Map ref

Original Location

Congregational Church. On right hand wall.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled November 20th 1921 by Mr. Samuel Storey, J.P.

Memorial Description

Stained glass windows of two lights. The left hand light depicts St. George, the right hand light shows the Holman Hunt picture of Jesus as the Light of the World.
This is accompanied by a brass plaque 20 inches high x 30 inches wide (508mm x 762mm) set in a wood frame 8 inches (208mm) wider. There is a wide border of swirling pattern culminating in enamelled cross in each corner. Names are listed in three columns. Lettering is in Roman capitals, which are elongated for the dedication.

Materials used

Brass and wood plaque.

Inscription

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God.
This window is dedicated to the glory of God and / is placed here to the imperishable memory of / those connected with this church and Sunday school / who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
�Make them to be numbered with thy saints / in glory everlasting�.

Names

15 full names.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Window by Atkinson Brothers, Newcastle.
Plaque by Cowell and Gatiss, Sunderland.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Dorothy Hall

Shields Daily News 21/11/1921 reports unveiling ceremony

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 21/11/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 26/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Sunderland Echo 21/11/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Illustrated Chronicle 21/11/1921 reports unveiling.

South Shields Gazette 21/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Sources of quotations:
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God Wisdom of Solomon 3
Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting. From Te Deum Laudamus (We praise thee, O God).

External web link

Durham at War

South Tyneside Remembers

Research acknowledgements

The late R.W. Gould; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall; Mrs Christine Davison; Michael Mulhern

Research In Progress

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy. Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

Window & Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Congregational (E46.02)

EAST BOLDON      Congregational Church.

   “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God”

   This window is dedicated to the glory of God and

   is placed here to the imperishable memory of

   those connected with this church and Sunday school

   who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918

   Harry Gallantree    Bewley Parsons      G. William Whinney

   Roy H Hall          Thomas N. Pippet    Matthew D. Wilson

   William Hardy       F. Albert Rupp      Featherstone Wilson

   Buller Hardy        Ronald Sanderson    Joseph Wilson

   Joseph E. Lowe      William F. Walker   Robert Winyard

   “Make them to be numbered with thy saints

   in glory everlasting”

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 South Shields Gazette has H. Roy Hall instead of Roy H. Hall;

It also has “Herbert R. Stephenson” which is not on the plaque.

NamesE46.02

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