Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Grundy 1918 All Saints
Reference
S122.06
Place
NEWSHILDON
Map ref
NZ 232253
Original Location
All Saint’s Church, All Saints Road, New Shildon (Closed).
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 1st August 1920 by Rev. P.W. Francis, M.A., Vicar.
Memorial Description
Plaque, 2 feet (608mm) high x 2 feet 6 inches (758mm) wide with rounded corners resting on a pattress which echoes the shape. At centre top is a cross, incised and blackened. Lettering is a mix of fonts.
Materials used
Marble on polished slate
Inscription
In loving memory of
our dear son
Gunner Robert Grundy, Tank Corps,
who fell in France, August 8th 1918
aged 21 years.
A loyal member of this church and choir.
“Faithful unto death”
Names
See above
Cost
£80
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Made by Lowe of Durham
Notes
1. The church is closed and will be turned into a dwelling.
2. The vicar had just returned from a trip to South America “considerably improved in health”.
3. See Every Name A Story,
2. The vicar had just returned from a trip to South America “considerably improved in health”.
3. See Every Name A Story,
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders; photo of Robert Grundy: Anne Thomas
Diocese of Durham Faculty Books
Northern Echo 31/07/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow.
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 07/08/1920 reports unveiling.
All Saints, New Shildon, Centenary 1868-1968; L. Beard, 1968.
Source of quotation
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
Diocese of Durham Faculty Books
Northern Echo 31/07/1920 reports unveiling tomorrow.
Darlington & Stockton Times (North) 07/08/1920 reports unveiling.
All Saints, New Shildon, Centenary 1868-1968; L. Beard, 1968.
Source of quotation
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
John and Mavis Dixon; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Anne Thomas
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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