Memorial Details
Memorial
Reredos and Plaque 1914-18 St. Barnabas
Reference
H123.04
Place
HENDON
Map ref
4057
Original Location
St. Barnabas Church
Present Location
Moved to St. Ignatius the Martyr Church c.1960s.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated 27th October 1920 by Rev. S. Layton Petrie, Vicar, unveiled by Major C.J. Bewley
Memorial Description
Reredos
Plaque 48 inches high x 27 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 27 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
Oak
Inscription
The reredos in this church / is erected to the Glory of God / and in proud and grateful memory / of the following men who fell / in action during / the Great European War / 1914 - 1919
Names
Cost
£250
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Messrs Hicks and Charlewood Newcastle and the work was executed by Mr J. Hedley.
Notes
1. It is feared that the reredos was destroyed as no home could be found for it.
2. 2015 -This plaque is matched by H123.03, and between them is the St. Ignatius Crucifix in the porch area of St. Ignatius.
2. 2015 -This plaque is matched by H123.03, and between them is the St. Ignatius Crucifix in the porch area of St. Ignatius.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Roland Riddell; James Pasby
Northern Echo 01/11/1920 reports unveiling (in London!)
Sunderland Echo 28/10/1920 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Northern Echo 01/11/1920 reports unveiling (in London!)
Sunderland Echo 28/10/1920 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Roland Riddell; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Reredos and Plaque 1914-18 St. Barnabas (H123.04)
HENDON St. Ignatius the Martyr Church
The reredos
in this church is erected
to the Glory of God
and in proud and grateful memory
of the following men who fell
in action during
the Great European War
1914 - 1919
+
Andrew Thomson
Albany Aspinall D.C.M. Reginald J. McIntyre
Philip Asquith Frederick Morgan
Alfred H. Atkinson Alfred Munro
Ernest Bailey James Murphy
Robert Bailey George S. Murray
John Bell David Muirhead
Thomas J.F. Brown John G. Noble
George Campbell Thomas Noble
William Carlin Thomas Potts
James F. Chapman John S. Pawsey
John Dowsey Magog Thomas Rooks
Andrew B. Forsyth Robert V. Roberts
Robert L. Gordon Harold Richardson
Alexander Gibbons William O. Riddel
Henry Gray George L. Salmond
Thomas Harrison Joseph Smith
Charles Irvine Edwin Smurthwaite
William Jennings Richard Spenseley
Thomas W. Laydon William Taylor
John T. Lawrence John F. Thompson
Frederick W. Long Reginald Wayman
Alec Lister Thomas D. Wayman
Thomas Marwood Albert E. Warde
James McCutcheon Charles Wright
John McCutcheon Ebenezer Whatcott
NamesH123.04
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