Memorial Details
Memorial
Candlesticks Adamson 1917 St. Mary Magdalene
Reference
W38.06
Place
WHALTON
Map ref
NZ 131813
Original Location
Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, either side of the altar.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Completed 30th January 1919
Memorial Description
Pair of candlesticks, approx. 5 feet high, which rest on octagonal feet. At the bottom of the upright on both candlesticks is a cross with the letters A / M D / C ("Ad Maiorem Dei Gloria: "To the greater glory of God"). The inscription is different on each candlestick, but in each case the wording is written in the hexagonal portions using Gothic upper and lower case lettering.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
On one candlestick :
These candlesticks
were given
by his wife
in memory of
Capt. C.J.H. Adamson
11 N.F. killed in
action in France
Sept. 20 1917.
On the other :
He died the
noblest death
a man may die
fighting for God
and Right and
Liberty and
such a death
is immortality.
were given
by his wife
in memory of
Capt. C.J.H. Adamson
11 N.F. killed in
action in France
Sept. 20 1917.
noblest death
a man may die
fighting for God
and Right and
Liberty and
such a death
is immortality.
Names
See above.
Who commissioned
His widow
Cost
£32 10s
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Hedley Brothers, St Mary’s Place, Newcastle upon Tyne
Notes
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Source of quotation
“He died the noblest death . . .” To You Who Have Lost by John Oxenham,
Source of quotation
“He died the noblest death . . .” To You Who Have Lost by John Oxenham,
Research acknowledgements
George and Janet Brown; Tony Harding
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