Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaques 1939-45 Holy Trinity
Reference
M47.07
Place
MURTON
Map ref
NZ 382469
Original Location
Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane.
Present Location
The screen was moved in 2001 to the back of the church.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
July 1950; Service Rev. G.K. Spiller, Vicar of Dalton-le-Dale; Dedication Rt. Rev. J.A. Ramsbotham, Bishop of Jarrow.
Memorial Description
Two plaques each 2 feet high x 7 inches wide set into the oak screen. Names are in a single column on each, lettering painted in black, using serif capitals throughout. The dedication is in the brass panel above, incised in Gothic lettering, with a wide border of floral design around.
Materials used
Brass plaques.
Inscription
+ In Remembrance 1939-1945 +
Names
Notes
The Durham Chronicle 28/07/1950 reports;-
The 1914-18 plates had been cleaned and re-arranged so that they are to the north side of the chancel screen and those dedicated were fixed to the panel on the south side, the arrangements being carried out by two church members Messrs. J Oliver and J Shaw. There are 72 names on the panel including five women and others lost in the bombing raid on Murton.
The 1914-18 plates had been cleaned and re-arranged so that they are to the north side of the chancel screen and those dedicated were fixed to the panel on the south side, the arrangements being carried out by two church members Messrs. J Oliver and J Shaw. There are 72 names on the panel including five women and others lost in the bombing raid on Murton.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Durham Chronicle 28/07/1950 reports dedication
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Durham Chronicle 28/07/1950 reports dedication
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaques 1939-45 Holy Trinity (M47.07)
MURTON Holy Trinity Church
+ In Remembrance 1939-1945 +
Alstone Eleanor Hill Albert
Anderson Thomas Hogarth Leslie
Anderson William Holmes Robert
Anderson William C. Johnson George R.
Balls Edward Leslie Thomas
Barker Robert Mason William H.
Beer Norman McNally John
Bell Edward Meddes George C.K.
Biggin Douglas Myers Daniel
Binnie James Nevins Robert
Blythe Benjamin Norman William C.
Bousfield John Oliver David
Bowen Thomas Pallas Thomas
Brogden William Penman Dennis
Brown Leslie Purvis George
Clayton Henry Robson Albert
Collings Ralph R. Scott John
Cook Richard Shippen Harry
Cummins William H. Short Joseph
Davey George K. Skeen Basil
Davison James Slater Joseph
Davison Matthew Smith Frederick
Dixon Thomas Smith Ralph
Ellery Robert Southeran Fredk. C.
Elliott John Spry James N.
Elliott John Staff Arthur
Ellis Morris Tunmore Angus
Errington George Watkin Cuthbert
Errington Sydney Weir Robert
Graham Elizabeth White Oswald
Gray Laura Williams Dorothy
Gray William Williams Olive
Grieves Norman Williams Thos.H. Snr
Griffith John W. Williams Thos.H. Jur
Halliwell Arthur Williamson James A.
Hansford George Winlow David
NamesM47.07
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