Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Organ rebuild 1939-45 St. Barnabas
Reference
H123.03
Place
HENDON
Map ref
4057
Original Location
St.Barnabas Church
Present Location
Moved to St. Ignatius the Martyr Church c.1960s.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Opened 12/06/1949 by Mr Conrad W. Eden
Memorial Description
Organ.
Plaque 48 inches high x 26 inches wide with a carved top 4 inches wider. There is a carved border of stylised flowers raised in half relief. The centre panel is sunken with an elaborate edge surround. The dedication is at the top. The names are listed in two columns. All lettering is in Roman capitals.
Plaque 48 inches high x 26 inches wide with a carved top 4 inches wider. There is a carved border of stylised flowers raised in half relief. The centre panel is sunken with an elaborate edge surround. The dedication is at the top. The names are listed in two columns. All lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Dark oak.
Inscription
The organ / in this church / was rebuilt in memory of the / following men and women / who fell in action or were / killed in air raids during / the Second World War / 1939 - 1945
Names
Notes
1. The Sunderland Echo 13/06/1949 reports:- Out of action since it was damaged by bombing in 1943 a restored, overhauled and improved organ in St Barnabas's Church was opened last night by Mr Conrad W. Eden, organist and Master of the Choristers at Durham Cathedral.
Originally installed in 1877 the organ was restored once before - in 1924. After the war time damage it was stored under the stage in the church hall. One of the improvements that has been made is that the pedal action is now pneumatic and not mechanically operated as before.
A tablet is going to be placed on the console of the organ in memory of St. Barnabas parishioners who lost their lives through enemy action in World War II.
2. The NPOR says that the organ from St. Barnabas was moved to St.Mary, Ovington, Essex.
Originally installed in 1877 the organ was restored once before - in 1924. After the war time damage it was stored under the stage in the church hall. One of the improvements that has been made is that the pedal action is now pneumatic and not mechanically operated as before.
A tablet is going to be placed on the console of the organ in memory of St. Barnabas parishioners who lost their lives through enemy action in World War II.
2. The NPOR says that the organ from St. Barnabas was moved to St.Mary, Ovington, Essex.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Roland Riddell; James Pasby
Sunderland Echo 13/06/1949 reports opening. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
National Pipe Organ Register
Sunderland Echo 13/06/1949 reports opening. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
National Pipe Organ Register
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Roland Riddell; Alan Vickers
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Plaque Organ rebuild 1939-45 St. Barnabas (H123.03)
HENDON Church of St. Ignatius
The organ
in this church
was rebuilt in memory of the
following men and women
who fell in action or were
killed in air raids during
the Second World War
1939 - 1945
+
James Henry Baillie Henry Jones
Ronald Bolam Charles Lawrence
John R. Chandler George Lowden
Charles C. Coombs Victor Meldrum
Henry Corbett Robert C. Mellentin
Charles G. Crosby John George Mordey
George H. Davison Robert Bruce Mouat
Henry G. Davison Ronald Nelson
Frank C. Dryden Peter T. Newton
Thomas Elliott David L. Petrie
Richard D. Fothergill Andrew C. Pybus
John Fullwood Robert Renton
Thomas W. Goldsack Walter H. Sturt
Stanley Grayton Vera Hobson
James W Hewitson Maurice Blackburn
died while on active service
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Ernest Miller Joan Doyle
Alfred Munro Madeline L. Smith
Thomas G. Robinson Madeline L. Smith Jnr.
Edwin Smith Margaret J. Walton
killed in air raids
NamesH123.03
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