Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window 1914-18 St. Mary the Virgin
Reference
E51.01
Place
EASINGTON
Map ref
NZ 414434
Original Location
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Hall Walks SR8 7AG
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 29th of March 1925 by Col. J. Morley Longdon of Castle Eden, dedicated by Rev. G. Algernon West, Rector.
Memorial Description
Stained glass window of two lights depicting the angel appearing to the women at the empty tomb. The dedication and names are on the window itself running along below the pictures. The names are listed in four shield shaped panels, two at the foot of each light.
The quotation runs across the very bottom of both lights. Lettering is Roman capitals.
The quotation runs across the very bottom of both lights. Lettering is Roman capitals.
Inscription
In loving memory of the men from / this parish who laid down their lives / in the Great War 1914-1918. / this window is erected by the parishioners.
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old, / Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them.
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old, / Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning / we will remember them.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. A.L. Moore of London.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Durham County Advertiser 03/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Auckland & County Chronicle 02/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 30/03/1925 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation
“They shall grow not old . . .” : "For the Fallen" Lawrence Binyon.
Durham County Advertiser 03/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Auckland & County Chronicle 02/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 30/03/1925 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation
“They shall grow not old . . .” : "For the Fallen" Lawrence Binyon.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale.; Dorothy Hall
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Stained Glass Window 1914-18 St. Mary the Virgin (E51.01)
EASINGTON St. Mary the Virgin Church
In loving memory of the men from this parish who laid down their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918. this window is erected by the parishioners.
T. Appleby R. Duncan J. Hall J. Robertson
H.A. Brooke A. Egan A. Hogg J. Reid
S. Brown E. English T. Kell R. Smith
P. Cavanagh J. Ferguson J. Lee T. Snelling
J.G. Cotton R. Ferguson C.H.D. Mann H. Sutherland
G.H. Cockcroft J. Fortune T. O’Donnell J. Suddes
J.R. Curry A. Foster A. Powell A. Teasdale
J. Dickson W. Foreman J. Pratt J. Wilson
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.
NamesE51.01
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