Memorial Details
Memorial
Clock, bell and plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. John
Reference
H124.01
Place
HESLEDON
Map ref
NZ 441382
Original Location
St. John's Church (Closed)
Present Location
The plaque is now in Hesleden School. The fate of the clock and bell is undecided.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow 04/12/1927 the clock started and tablet unveiled by Lieut.Col. W. Thomlinson of Seaton Carew.
Memorial Description
Clock with blue face and gold Roman numerals. Protected from above by an overhanging roofed frame.
There is a plaque for 1914-18 which is 1 foot 6 inches high x 2 feet 4 inches wide on a wide wood pattress. It would seem that the pattress has been deepened to allow for the addition of the 1939-45 plaque. There is a wide border of elaborate design, culminating in squares at the four corners.
The names are listed in four columns. The lettering is incised in red and black lettering, using elaborate lettering for the dedication and plain capitals for the names.
Below this is a matching plaque for 1939-45, same width but about 6 inches high.
Underneath is a shelf 3 feet long and 7 inches deep with hooks for hanging wreaths.
There is a plaque for 1914-18 which is 1 foot 6 inches high x 2 feet 4 inches wide on a wide wood pattress. It would seem that the pattress has been deepened to allow for the addition of the 1939-45 plaque. There is a wide border of elaborate design, culminating in squares at the four corners.
The names are listed in four columns. The lettering is incised in red and black lettering, using elaborate lettering for the dedication and plain capitals for the names.
Below this is a matching plaque for 1939-45, same width but about 6 inches high.
Underneath is a shelf 3 feet long and 7 inches deep with hooks for hanging wreaths.
Materials used
Brass plaque.
Inscription
a. To the Glory of God / and in Proud and Loving Memory / of the Men of Hesleden / who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-19 / Names / this Clock and Bell were erected.
b. And the following who fell in 1939-1945.
b. And the following who fell in 1939-1945.
Names
Notes
1. The church is closed and the use of the building changed. In 2010 a decision has to be made regarding the clock.
2. The memorials were moved to Blackhall St. Andrew's then to Hesleden Community Centre. The Centre has now closed and the memorials have been relocated in Hesleden School.
3. There is also a wood board with letters incised in Roman capitals. This reads: “These memorials with the / chest and altar rails / were removed from the / old church of St.Mary / Monkhesleden”.
4. One of the memorials reads: “The Sanctuary lamp / is in affectionate memory of / The Reverend Archibald Brown / Vicar of this Parish / 1908-1923”. He would have been Vicar throughout the Great War.
5. When the memorials were moved to the Community Centre, they were reset on another oak pattress so that the 1939-45 plaque was no longer below the 1914-18 plaque. This arrangement also included the H124.02 plaque.
2. The memorials were moved to Blackhall St. Andrew's then to Hesleden Community Centre. The Centre has now closed and the memorials have been relocated in Hesleden School.
3. There is also a wood board with letters incised in Roman capitals. This reads: “These memorials with the / chest and altar rails / were removed from the / old church of St.Mary / Monkhesleden”.
4. One of the memorials reads: “The Sanctuary lamp / is in affectionate memory of / The Reverend Archibald Brown / Vicar of this Parish / 1908-1923”. He would have been Vicar throughout the Great War.
5. When the memorials were moved to the Community Centre, they were reset on another oak pattress so that the 1939-45 plaque was no longer below the 1914-18 plaque. This arrangement also included the H124.02 plaque.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Eddy Castling; Dorothy Hall
Durham Chronicle 09/12/1927 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101.
Durham Chronicle 09/12/1927 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale, C. Sanders; Eddy Castling; Dorothy Hall; Monk Hesledon Parish Council; Stan Gray; Barry Bates
Research In Progress
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Clock, bell and plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. John (H124.01)
HESLEDEN Outside St. John’s Church
To the Glory of God
and in Proud and Loving Memory
of the Men of Hesleden
who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-19
Gordon Bazeley Edward Gillespie Matthew Mortimer William Smith
Christopher Brown George Gargett Harry Porteous James Studham
George Brown John Gallagher John D. Pearson John George Smith
John Carling Arthur W. Hunt George T. Ramsey Frank Scott
Herbert W. Castling George Hesp George Redshaw Thomas T. Tindale
Patrick Cavanagh James Harvey Joseph Ramshaw Alex Thompson
William Copeland John C. Haswell William H. Rowe Henry Wooff
Thomas Clayton James Keith Joseph Smith William Wilson
Timothy Edwards James Leven Laurence Shortridge Robert Storey
John T. Fairhurst Norman MacMorran Wm. H. Sanderson John Robinson
Arthur R. Hooker Thomas S. Dobson
This Clock and Bell were erected.
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And the following who fell in 1939-1945
Fred E. Eggleston Francis W.E. Armstrong Alex Dawson Jack Nesbitt
John Rowell Cyril Copeland William Brown George Baldwin
NamesH124.01
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