Memorial Details
Memorial
Lectern Corker 1916 St. John the Baptist
Reference
Q2.04
Place
QUEBEC
Map ref
NZ 177438
Original Location
Church of St. John the Baptist, Front Street. (Closed)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated January 1917, at which Rev. C.H. Kirk, Vicar of Waterhouses, was the special preacher.
Memorial Description
Lectern 4 feet high with pierced fretwork bookrest with the IHS monogram at centre. The central column is plain with three other columns in a “barley sugar” pattern round it. The base is circular, rising in several stages. The inscription is round the bottom in Gothic script.
Materials used
Brass-coloured metal
Inscription
( Richard Corker)
"He did his duty".
"He did his duty".
Names
(Sergt. Richard R. Corker, D.L.I., killed 1916)
Notes
1. Sergt. Corker’s name does not appear clearly on this memorial. The information that the lectern was dedicated to his memory was found through search of Diocesan Faculty Papers.
2. See his Every Name a Story entry
3. Follow the Durham Record Office website link below for fuller details of Sgt. Corker's life.
4. The church closed in February 2011. This lectern will go to Langley Moor R.C. Church.
2. See his Every Name a Story entry
3. Follow the Durham Record Office website link below for fuller details of Sgt. Corker's life.
4. The church closed in February 2011. This lectern will go to Langley Moor R.C. Church.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John and Mavis Dixon
Auckland and County Chronicle 25/01/1917 reports proposed dedication 'next Sunday'.
Illustrated Chronicle 23/09/1916 reports application for faculty
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation:
“He did his duty” Used extensively on Great War posters and in military propaganda.
Auckland and County Chronicle 25/01/1917 reports proposed dedication 'next Sunday'.
Illustrated Chronicle 23/09/1916 reports application for faculty
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation:
“He did his duty” Used extensively on Great War posters and in military propaganda.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
John and Mavis Dixon; Dorothy Hall; Durham Diocesan Office; Ann Lawlor, Hamsteels History Group
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Lectern Corker 1916 St. John the Baptist (Q2.04)
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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