Memorial Details

NEWMP Memorial Image
Photo: Dorothy Hall

Memorial

Screen 1914-18 Holy Trinity

Reference

M47.06

Place

MURTON

Map ref

NZ 382469

Original Location

Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane. In the nave.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 14th October 1920 by Lieut.Col. E. Vaux, CMG, of Sunderland.

Memorial Description

Screen, divided into three sets of two panels, onto each of which is fixed a brass plaque each 2 feet high x 7 inches wide. The names are in a single column on each. Lettering is incised and painted blue.

Materials used

Oak panel, brass plaques.

Inscription

+ Our Glorious Dead +
+ In remembrance 1914-1919 +

Names

Cost

£450

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Messrs. Emley & Sons, Newcastle.

Notes

1. At the unveiling ceremony, a retiring collection was taken towards St. Dunstan’s Home for Blinded Soldiers.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Durham Chronicle 15/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo 09/10/1920 carries brief report of unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 09/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Durham County Advertiser 15/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 09/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Auckland and County Chronicle 15/05/1919 reports fund raising concert in the Empire Theatre

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101

External web link

Links to Source Material :

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

Research In Progress

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Screen 1914-18 Holy Trinity (M47.06)

 
Murton     Holy Trinity Ch 
  
First Panel 

    
           + Our Glorious Dead +    

    
   Arkley Edward        Cleves Christopher     
   Arthur Fred          Colledge Robson        
   Arthur Joseph        Conlon William         
   Atkinson George      Cook Isaac             
   Ayre James           Cook William           
   Baines Peter         Cowell Robert          
   Barker James         Coxon Richard          
   Barker Joseph        Cram John              
   Barnes John          Cummings Hunter        
   Berry Matthew        Cummings James         
   Blackelock Joseph    Curtis Jacob T.        
   Blakey William       Dickeson Robert        
   Bland Thomas         Dixon Edward           
   Bond Robert          Dixon John             
   Bond William James   Dodds Matthew D.       
   Brewster Albert      Duffy William                 
   Brown John           Early John             
   Brown Robert         Ellerinton Harry H.    
   Broxson Thomas       Elliott Elizabeth      
   Bulmer Ernest        Elliott Joseph W.H.    
   Bulmer Robert        Elliott Nath. L.       
   Bunting John         Elwick Andrew          
   Burdess Thomas       Emery Michael R.       
   Burt George          Emery William             
   Cain Thomas          Errington John         
   Cairns George        Etherington James H.   
   Cairns John Henry    Etherington William    
   Calvert George       Fitzsimons Thomas     
   Carmichael Martin    Fogherty John         
   Carr William         Forrester Albert              
   Chaytor Joseph       Forster James C.          
   Chester Arthur       Forster Thomas         
   Christopher Robert   Gallagher Martin                    
   Clark James          Ganning James          
   Clark John L.        Geeham William         
   Clementson Thomas    Gibson Thomas          
-----------------------------------------------
Second Panel  

    
   + In remembrance 1914-1919 +

    
   Gilbraith Robert     Lamb John            
   Golightly James      Lashie William       
   Gowland Ralph        Lavis Fred           
   Graham Joseph        Laws Francis         
   Graham Thomas        Laws Isaac           
   Gray Thomas          Laws Nicholas        
   Grimes H.H.          Laws Thomas          
   Gurkin Thomas        Lawson John          
   Hall James           Liddle Edward        
   Hall Matthew         Ludlam Joseph        
   Hartley Herbert W.   Luke William        
   Haswell Robert       McCaffery James      
   Heeler Walter W.     McCormac Michael A.  
   High Thomas          McGinty Patrick John
   Hill Joseph          Maddison Stephen     
   Holland Edward       Mallon James D.
   Holman Robert        Malpas James         
   Holmes Steve         Mason Thomas         
   Hope William         Mather George        
   Hoult Arthur         Mean John Robert     
   Hudson T.S.          Metcalfe Robert H.   
   Hughes Thomas        Milburn Fenwick     
   Hunt John            Monarch James       
   Hunter Thomas        Naylor Samuel G.
   Ingram Samuel        Neasham John         
   Jane John W.H.       Nevilles John        
   Jackson Robert       Nevilles Joseph      
   Jennings Robert W.   Newton Robert       
   Johnson Robert       Nickels Charles G.
   Jones George         Noble William
   Jones James E.       Nord William         
   Jones John           Norman Robert        
   Kelly Matthew        Ogden J.
   Kettlewell Henry     Oram Richard         
   Knox Anthony         Oram Roger           
   Knox Joseph          Oram Thomas          
----------------------------------------------- 
Third Panel  

    
   Parkin Edward        Smith George H.
   Pearson Joseph L.    Stewart William
   Peart William        Suggitt William
   Pescod Ralph         Surtees John
   Philips John Wm.     Taylor James
   Pickering John       Thompson John
   Pine Thomas          Thornton John
   Place Thomas V.      Tidyman Fred
   Potts George         Toy Timothy
   Pow Robert W.        Trotter John
   Purcell Michael      Turner Robert D.
   Purvis Richard       Urwin Christopher
   Quinn David          Vine Robert
   Read William         Ward Adam
   Richardson Thomas    Weddell George
   Robinson Robert      Wasling Richard J.
   Robson Albert        Watson Alan W.
   Robson John          Watson Sidney
   Robson Steven        Webster J.
   Robson Thomas        Welsh Edward
   Robson Thomas        White Charles S.
   Robson William       White Joseph
   Rowe Robert          White Joseph F.
   Rowlands Harry       White Robert Oliver
   Rutherford James     Whitmore John
   Rutter Lowes W.      Williamson Richard
   Saldeld Richard      Wills John
   Scott George         Wilson Edward
   Scott Thomas         Winlow Adam
   Seymour Thomas       Wood William
   Sharp Alfred         Wood William
   Sheraton Robert A.   Wright Arthur
   Shield Walton        Wyne Thomas
   Simpson William      Young Norman Lane
   Skeen James      
   Skeen John W.
NamesM47.06                   

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