Memorial Details
Memorial
Shrine and Pieta 1914-18 St. Mary R.C.
Reference
NUT058
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 244638
Original Location
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral. Clayton Street West / Bewick Street. On south side of west door.
Present Location
No longer in the church.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled on Sunday following 4th November 1922. Panegyric preached by the eloquent Redemptorist, Rev. Douglas Bickle.
Memorial Description
Shrine.
There are five panels, each with pointed top. The central panel is wider, is topped by a cross and contains a Pieta raised in half relief. The four outer panels carry the names in two columns on each.
"A little monument, around which are grouped the names of the men of St. Mary's Parish who gave their lives in the war. The effect is that of a miniature altar. In the centre, under an ornate canopy, is a statuary group of Our Lady of Sorrows, holding in her arms the dead and still bleeding Saviour. The contrast to the picture NUT057 showing the happy mother of Bethlehem jumps to the eyes and to the imagination”.
There are five panels, each with pointed top. The central panel is wider, is topped by a cross and contains a Pieta raised in half relief. The four outer panels carry the names in two columns on each.
"A little monument, around which are grouped the names of the men of St. Mary's Parish who gave their lives in the war. The effect is that of a miniature altar. In the centre, under an ornate canopy, is a statuary group of Our Lady of Sorrows, holding in her arms the dead and still bleeding Saviour. The contrast to the picture NUT057 showing the happy mother of Bethlehem jumps to the eyes and to the imagination”.
Inscription
(Dedicated to members who fell)
Names
(230 names) TRANSCRIPT NEEDED
Notes
1. “A solemn Requiem Mass was sung in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle, on Saturday (22nd Nov. 1919) for the repose of the souls of Messrs. T. Birney (Felling); A Coleman (Sunderland); W. Hancock (Gateshead); L.T.B. Kelly (Stone); C.J. Morgan (Newcastle); J. Potter (Hebburn); H. Smith (Newcastle); J. Bamborough (Gateshead); J. Dean (South Shields); W. Callan , V. McShane (Felling); and E.B. Standed and J. Standed, brothers (Lanchester), who had been teachers in Tyneside Catholic Schools, and who lost their lives in the War. The celebrant was Rev. Father Newsham, and at the close the Absolution was performed over the catafalque, whilst the choir sung the Libera’ in Gregorian chant”. Illustrated Chronicle
2. Had they been received in time, at least another 100 names could have been added to the list.
3. The dedication ceremony was part of the formal reopening of the Cathedral on the completion of an elaborate scheme of redecoration.
2. Had they been received in time, at least another 100 names could have been added to the list.
3. The dedication ceremony was part of the formal reopening of the Cathedral on the completion of an elaborate scheme of redecoration.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Alnwick & County Gazette 04/11/1922 reports unveiling
Illustrated Chronicle 24/11/1919 reports service in Note 1 above.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/11/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 24/11/1919 reports service in Note 1 above.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/11/1922 reports unveiling.
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Dorothy Hall
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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