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Stained Glass Window and Plaque Sharp 1916 St. James

Reference

R11.01

Place

RIDING MILL

Map ref

NZ 019612

Original Location

Church of St. James. North wall of nave, below window showing St. George.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Stained glass window depicting St. George with a scallop shell (sign of the pilgrim) on his breastplate, carting a spear in his right hand and an elaborately shaped shield decorated with his cross in his left hand. Above him the words �Quo fata vocant� (�Where the fates lead�) are written with a decoration of oak leaves. Behind him a winding path leads to ?the new Jerusalem.
On the sloping sill below is a plaque 28cm high 56cm wide bearing the dedication.. At centre top is a cross in red enamel. The lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

+ To the Glory of God
and in memory of
Charles Gordon Sharp
2nd Lieut. 4th Northumberland Fusiliers
who fell at the Ypres Salient
+ February 5th 1916 +

Names

See above

Notes

1. See 2nd Lieutenant Sharp's Every Name A Story entry.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Paul Graham; Dorothy Hall

de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18: part four, page 181

Research acknowledgements

Paul Graham, (Prudhoe Local History Society); P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

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Stained Glass Window and Plaque Sharp 1916 St. James (R11.01)

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