Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window Stephensons 1915 and 1917 St. Peter
Reference
W7.15
Place
WALLSEND
Map ref
NZ 309667
Original Location
St. Peter's Church, Church Bank / North Terrace.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
"To be unveiled shortly" (March 1922)
Memorial Description
Stained glass window of three lights, total width 5 feet 6 inches. This is a family memorial, with the central panel recording the names of the rest of the family.
The left hand window records the daughter who was killed. It shows a woman in blue robes carrying a vase, and bears the text "She hath done what she could" which appears in a panel half way up the window.
The right hand light commemorates the son who was killed, and depicts David with a staff. It has the text "I came to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts" in a panel half way up the window.
The left hand window records the daughter who was killed. It shows a woman in blue robes carrying a vase, and bears the text "She hath done what she could" which appears in a panel half way up the window.
The right hand light commemorates the son who was killed, and depicts David with a staff. It has the text "I came to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts" in a panel half way up the window.
Inscription
Left hand light
To the glory of God & in loving memory
of Mary Sylvia Jane Stephenson, Red Cross Nurse, V.A.D.
Died in Cairo November 9th 1915 aged 23 years.
Right hand light:
To the glory of God and in loving memory of
2nd Lieut. Robert Brewis Stephenson, N.F., M.C., died
of wounds in France October 23rd 1917 aged 20 years.
of Mary Sylvia Jane Stephenson, Red Cross Nurse, V.A.D.
Died in Cairo November 9th 1915 aged 23 years.
Right hand light:
2nd Lieut. Robert Brewis Stephenson, N.F., M.C., died
of wounds in France October 23rd 1917 aged 20 years.
Names
See above.
Who commissioned
Mrs. C. Stephenson, mother of the two named, widow of the late Christopher Stephenson.
How money was raised
Private
Present condition
Restored recently
Notes
1. 2nd Lieut. Robert Brewis Stephenson joined the Northumberland Yeomanry when war broke out, and received his Commission in the Northumberland Fusiliers in February 1917. He won the Military Cross, and died of wounds in France on 23rd October 1917, aged 20 years.
2. His elder brother, Christopher, who reached the rank of Captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers, also won the Military Cross.
3. See Mary Sylvia Stephenson
4. Angela Conroy says: "One of the lady workers at the Church told me a story about the Church going to be demolished in the 1990s. She said a schoolgirl had written to the Queen about this and apparently the Queen had got in touch with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Their was a public outcry and a huge amount of money was brought forth from some organisation (I can't remember which one now) and the building was able to be stabilised and saved."
2. His elder brother, Christopher, who reached the rank of Captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers, also won the Military Cross.
3. See Mary Sylvia Stephenson
4. Angela Conroy says: "One of the lady workers at the Church told me a story about the Church going to be demolished in the 1990s. She said a schoolgirl had written to the Queen about this and apparently the Queen had got in touch with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Their was a public outcry and a huge amount of money was brought forth from some organisation (I can't remember which one now) and the building was able to be stabilised and saved."
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Ralph Gould; Tony Harding
Shields Daily News 20/03/1922 reports proposed unveiling.
A History of the Parish of Wallsend, William Richardson, (Northumberland Press, 1923)
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/03/1922 reports proposed unveiling “shortly”.
Sources of quotations:
"She hath done what she could." Mark 14 v 8. The story of the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with precious ointment.
"I came to thee in the name of the Lord of Hosts". 1 Samuel 17-45. The story of David & Goliath.
Shields Daily News 20/03/1922 reports proposed unveiling.
A History of the Parish of Wallsend, William Richardson, (Northumberland Press, 1923)
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/03/1922 reports proposed unveiling “shortly”.
Sources of quotations:
"She hath done what she could." Mark 14 v 8. The story of the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with precious ointment.
"I came to thee in the name of the Lord of Hosts". 1 Samuel 17-45. The story of David & Goliath.
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Tony Harding; Tony Harding; Janet Brown; Dorothy Hall; Angela Conroy
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Parish Notes
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