Memorial Details
Memorial
Font and Plaque 1914-18 St. Joseph R.C.
Reference
U8.04
Place
USHAW MOOR
Map ref
2342
Original Location
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. In south chancel.
Present Location
Plaque is in South Chancel, Font is in entrance area.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Font, 22 inches square shaped with grooved sides, with octagonal top and chrome bowl, 36 inches high.
There is a plaque 24 inches high x 18 inches inches wide. This has a wide border of crosses inside two narrow red lines culminating with a roundel in all four corners. The names are listed in two columns. Lettering is in Gothic lower case with some red initials, and the names in Roman capitals.
There is a plaque 24 inches high x 18 inches inches wide. This has a wide border of crosses inside two narrow red lines culminating with a roundel in all four corners. The names are listed in two columns. Lettering is in Gothic lower case with some red initials, and the names in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brown and white marble font. Brass Plaque.
Inscription
This Font and Tablet was (sic) erected / in memory of the following members of / the congregation who lost their lives / in the Great War
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Font and Plaque 1914-18 St. Joseph R.C. (U8.04)
USHAW MOOR St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
This Font and Tablet was erected
in memory of the following members of
the congregation who lost their lives
in the Great War
James Collins Thomas McDermott
Stephen Cunningham Thomas Johnson
Michael Quinn Edward Mahon
Thomas Potts George Timmons
John Bell Henry Brockbanks
Joseph Payne Troughton Samuel Morton
George Carroll Peter Gaffney
James McEnaney John Welsh
Owen Salmon
NamesU8.04
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