Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Cuthbert
Reference
S120.01
Place
SHADFORTH
Map ref
NZ 342413
Original Location
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Church Lane.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled Dec. 1921 by Rev. D.S. Boutflower, of Sherburn Hospital, Rural Dean.
b. Unveiled November 1952 by Viscount Gort, MC, TD, and dedicated by Rev. Can R.H. Tillard.
b. Unveiled November 1952 by Viscount Gort, MC, TD, and dedicated by Rev. Can R.H. Tillard.
Memorial Description
Plaque. Four tall white marble panels bear the names, with above them, a half domed panel bearing the dedication, with cross above. The whole is surrounded and divided by red marble. The lettering is in black Roman lettering for the names and Gothic lettering for the dedication.. The names are listed according to township.
The panels and border have been lengthened to carry the names for 1939-45, the dates being carried on the inserted horizontal cross piece of white marble above the names.
The panels and border have been lengthened to carry the names for 1939-45, the dates being carried on the inserted horizontal cross piece of white marble above the names.
Materials used
Red and white marble.
Inscription
a. To the glory of God and in / Memory of the Men of this Parish / who gave their lives for their Country / in the Great War 1914-1918.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”. St. John xv v 13
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”. St. John xv v 13
Names
Cost
a. £51.15s
How money was raised
a. British Legion and public subscription.
b. Sherburn Hill & Ludworth branches of the Royal British Legion.
b. Sherburn Hill & Ludworth branches of the Royal British Legion.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Lowes & Son of Gilesgate, Durham made the panels for both 1914-18 and 1939-45
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall; Simon Raine
Durham County Advertiser 23/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham
(1) Faculty to erect the memorial had been issued on 21/06/1921
(2) Faculty number 3529, issued 20/09/1952 to extend the existing memorial by about 12” and adding 20 names from 1939-45
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Second World War 1939-1945. Fred Bromilow, Owen Rowland. Tom Tunney Jnr. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2008
Source of quotation:
Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.
Durham County Advertiser 23/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Durham
(1) Faculty to erect the memorial had been issued on 21/06/1921
(2) Faculty number 3529, issued 20/09/1952 to extend the existing memorial by about 12” and adding 20 names from 1939-45
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Second World War 1939-1945. Fred Bromilow, Owen Rowland. Tom Tunney Jnr. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2008
Source of quotation:
Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Margaret Tolley (for research on L/Sgt Pike); Margaret Hedley
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Cuthbert (S120.01)
SHADFORTH St. Cuthbert’s Church
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To the Glory of God and in
Memory of the Men of this Parish
who gave their lives for their Country
in the Great War 1914 - 1918
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” St. John xv
T. Baxter D. Jopling J. Wood
SHADFORTH J. Botell G. Jordan
J. Collins A. Carman J.R. Johnson
T.W. Curry J. Carr J. Kell
T. Gilpin D. Chatt T. Kellett
G. Gilson A. Craggs W.B. Kitching LUDWORTH
E. Green E. Dawson A. Law J. Astell
A. Harper C.F. Dodds N. Lawson R. Brown
J. Harper J.T. Dodds S. Luke R. Cowie
J. Keene T. Dunn E. McDonald T.G. Cruddace
A. Millington F. Dunning J.W. Palmer M. Cummings
W.B. Robson H.C. Fox G. Parkin C. Eade
J.A. Stones J. Graham T.S. Philipson T. Ellwood
W. Watson A. Griffiths W. Robson T. Hammond
W. Harper T. Ryans J. Husband
J. Hinds A. Scott R. Laing
W. Horner J. Smith W. Pike
R. Humes G. Spedding A. Sinclair
SHERBURN HILL J. Hunter J.R. Strong W. Sinclair
R. Adair J. Hunter J. Thompson G. Taylor
M. Adamson J. Hylton T. Wallace J.J. Taylor
G. Allanton J. Iveson W. Wetherell R. Willis
T. Allanton T. Jaques E. Wild R. Cherry
R. Barnett J.A. Joicey G.W. Williams F. Stephenson
1939 - 1945
J. Atkinson C. Hedley J. Tennick R. Armstrong
T. Dunn S. Kyle L. Walters J. Brain
J. Dunning W. Petty G. Wilkes W. Lumsden
Rhoda Greenfield R. Short J. Williamson G. Templeton
N. Hall W. Smith T. Winn W.J. White
NamesS120.01
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Parish Notes
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