Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ restoration and Plaque 1939-45 St. Edwin
Reference
H126.02
Place
HIGH CONISCLIFFE
Map ref
NZ 225152
Original Location
St. Edwin’s Church, The Green
Present Location
Formerly on the old organ.
Which war
1939-45
Memorial Description
Organ Restoration.
There are two plaques, the top one 4 inches high x 6 inches wide, the bottom one 2 inches high x 6 inches wide, very plain, on the same oak pattress, which is 7 inches square. Each has a single line border. The upper one gives the dedication and names in Roman lettering.. The lower plaque gives the details of the removal from the organ in sans serif capitals.
There are two plaques, the top one 4 inches high x 6 inches wide, the bottom one 2 inches high x 6 inches wide, very plain, on the same oak pattress, which is 7 inches square. Each has a single line border. The upper one gives the dedication and names in Roman lettering.. The lower plaque gives the details of the removal from the organ in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass on oak pattress
Inscription
Upper plaque
This organ was restored / in grateful memory of the / following men who made / the supreme sacrifice in the / World War 1939-1945.
Lower plaque
This plaque was removed / from the original organ / when the present instrument / was installed in April 1978.
This organ was restored / in grateful memory of the / following men who made / the supreme sacrifice in the / World War 1939-1945.
Lower plaque
This plaque was removed / from the original organ / when the present instrument / was installed in April 1978.
Names
Notes
1. The National Pipe Organ Register states that the pre-1918 organ was replaced by a second-hand one. There are no further details. The next organ was installed in 1978, so it looks as if the former restored organ has gone.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
National Pipe Organ Register
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
National Pipe Organ Register
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Alan Vickers
Research In Progress
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Organ restoration and Plaque 1939-45 St. Edwin (H126.02)
HIGH CONISCLIFFE St. Edwin’s Church
Upper plaque:
This organ was restored
in grateful memory of the
following men who made
the supreme sacrifice in the
World War 1939-1945.
John Robert Bartrom . R.A.S.C.
Robert Francis Brown . R.A.F.V.R.
Clifford Dodds . R.A.F.
Kenneth Gent . Green Howards
Arthur Walker . East Yorks Regt.
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Lower plaque:
This plaque was removed
from the original organ
when the present instrument
was installed in April 1978.
NamesH126.02
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