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Memorial

Stained Glass Window 1914-18 St. Thomas

Reference

S147.02

Place

STANLEY CROOK

Map ref

NZ 159379

Original Location

St. Thomas� Church, North Lane

Which war

1914-1918

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled October 1919 by the Archdeacon of Barnard Castle

Memorial Description

Two stained glass windows each of a single light. One depicts a ?lady carrying a book. The other has Jesus as a ?pilgrim with a staff, also carrying a book. The same dedication is carried on a scroll at the foot of each window, the lettering in black Gothic script with gold initials.

Inscription

To the Glory of God and Sacred to the Memory
of the Soldiers of this Parish who gave their
lives for their Country in the Great War 1914 - 1919
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends

Names

None

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Atkinson Bros., Newcastle.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders

Auckland and County Chronicle 30/10/1919 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
�Greater love hath no man . . .� St. John 15 v 13

External web link

Durham at War

Weardale Museum

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

The names on this memorial are being researched by Glenys Coote. Contact gbkhome@hotmail.co.uk

Stained Glass Window 1914-18 St. Thomas (S147.02)

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