Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Aidan
Reference
T9.03
Place
THORNEYBURN
Map ref
NY 787878
Original Location
St. Aidan's Church. Both sides of door at west end of nave.
Which war
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Memorial Description
Two stones have been incised with the lists of the names of those from 1914-18 and 1939-45. The names are in a single column on each in Roman capitals. The names from 1914-18 are on the south side, and those from 1939-45 are on the north.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
b. 1939-1945
Names
Cost
Estimated at £20.
How money was raised
Public subscription.
English Heritage Listing
In Grade II Listed Building
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
L.C. Evetts
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: T. Harding
Newcastle Diocesan Faculty Book 2, No. 1665, 17/09/1948 obtained to cut a cross on the keystone on the arch over west door, to cut the names from 1914-18 on south pier and those from 1939-45 on north pier, and to remove the brass plate for 1914-18 (See T9.01)
Newcastle Diocesan Faculty Book 2, No. 1665, 17/09/1948 obtained to cut a cross on the keystone on the arch over west door, to cut the names from 1914-18 on south pier and those from 1939-45 on north pier, and to remove the brass plate for 1914-18 (See T9.01)
Research acknowledgements
Bellingham and North Tyne Local History Society; P. Thirkell; John S. Perry; Patrick Easen
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Aidan (T9.03)
THORNEYBURN, St. Aidan's Church.
1914-1918 1939-1945
W. Armstrong J.T. Cowan
J. Fletcher J. Jameson
W. Foreman R.B. Murray
W. Fox E.J. Newton
E. Phillips S.T. Waitt
NamesT9.03
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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