Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window 'Protector' 1914-18 St. Stephen
Reference
S86.062
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 361678
Original Location
St. Aidan's Church. Lawe Top (redundant)
Present Location
St. Stephen's Church, Mile End Road. On west wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 9th April 1924 by Capt. S.K. Sargent, Chairman of the Tyne Pilotage Authority.
Memorial Description
Three lancet windows in stained glass.
Centre light depicts Christ on the cross, with a soldier and a woman and child kneeling at the foot, while a sailor holds his hat over his heart whilst gazing upwards.
Left light depicts St. Stephen with the scene of his stoning below.
Right light depicts St. Paul, with the scene of his shipwreck below.
The dedications are at the bottom of the two outer lights, in black paint on clear glass using Gothic script.
Centre light depicts Christ on the cross, with a soldier and a woman and child kneeling at the foot, while a sailor holds his hat over his heart whilst gazing upwards.
Left light depicts St. Stephen with the scene of his stoning below.
Right light depicts St. Paul, with the scene of his shipwreck below.
The dedications are at the bottom of the two outer lights, in black paint on clear glass using Gothic script.
Inscription
Right hand light:
In loving memory of the brave Pilots
and crew of the Cutter Protector
which was sunk by enemy action.
Left hand light :
On Sunday morning December 31st 1916.
This window is erected by their
Fellow Pilots and Friends
and crew of the Cutter Protector
which was sunk by enemy action.
This window is erected by their
Fellow Pilots and Friends
Names
None
Who commissioned
Tyne Pilotage Authority
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Dennis Bros., South Shields.
Notes
1. See also S86.030.
2. The cutter “Protector” of 200 tons was sunk by a mine off the mouth of the River Tyne. 19 lives were lost, including that of the Master.
2. The cutter “Protector” of 200 tons was sunk by a mine off the mouth of the River Tyne. 19 lives were lost, including that of the Master.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dr. R.W. Gould
Shields Daily News 10/04/1924 reports unveiling ceremony.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 first published by HMSO in 1919, Republished by Patrick Stephens 1979. ISBN 0 85059 384 0
Shields Daily News 10/04/1924 reports unveiling ceremony.
British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 first published by HMSO in 1919, Republished by Patrick Stephens 1979. ISBN 0 85059 384 0
External web link
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Janet Brown
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