Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window and Plaques Choristers 1914-18 1939-45 Cathedral
Reference
D47.009
Place
DURHAM CITY
Map ref
NZ 273420
Original Location
Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, Palace Green. Chapter House
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 19th September 1935.
Memorial Description
Two single light windows, one for 1914-18, one for 1939-45.
a. 1914-18 window represents St. Benedict at the foot of the Cross.
b. 1939-45 window represents Adam and Eve with the Tree of Life with radiant beams above it. Gazing up at them is Bishop Walcher with a chorister at his side. There is a ribbon bearing the name “Walcherus”. The chorister is holding a book bearing the inscription “Requiem aeternam”.
Below each window is a stone panel between two half rounded pillars, on which the names are inscribed in a single column. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.
a. 1914-18 window represents St. Benedict at the foot of the Cross.
b. 1939-45 window represents Adam and Eve with the Tree of Life with radiant beams above it. Gazing up at them is Bishop Walcher with a chorister at his side. There is a ribbon bearing the name “Walcherus”. The chorister is holding a book bearing the inscription “Requiem aeternam”.
Below each window is a stone panel between two half rounded pillars, on which the names are inscribed in a single column. Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Stained glass, stone
Inscription
a. Hujus ecclesiae / e choristis / qui non delixerunt / animas suas / usque ad mortem / cantant / quasi canticum novum / ante sedem
b. Altero in bello / fratrum exemplar / eodem studio secuti / idem suis / reliquerunt / desiderium
b. Altero in bello / fratrum exemplar / eodem studio secuti / idem suis / reliquerunt / desiderium
Names
Who commissioned
a. Given by the Chapter and the Old Choristers Association.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Hugh Easton
Ownership and maintenance
Dean and Chapter
Notes
1. Bishop Walcher was the first Norman Bishop and was murdered in Gateshead in 1080.
2. The Verger described a recent visit to the Cathedral by the man who, as a youth, had modelled for the chorister figure.
3. These two windows are from a series of seven designed by Hugh Easton.
4. A 1950s schoolgirl stab at the Latin translation is as follows. Any improvement will be welcomed:
a) Hujus ecclesiae e choristis qui non delixerunt animas suas usque ad mortem cantant quasi canticum novum ante sedem.
“These choristers from this church who loved not their lives unto the death now sing a new song before the throne”.
b) Altero in bello / fratrum exemplar / eodem studio secuti / idem suis / reliquerunt / desiderium.
“Also they are an example in battle to those who earnestly seek to follow”?? (Janet Brown)
2. The Verger described a recent visit to the Cathedral by the man who, as a youth, had modelled for the chorister figure.
3. These two windows are from a series of seven designed by Hugh Easton.
4. A 1950s schoolgirl stab at the Latin translation is as follows. Any improvement will be welcomed:
a) Hujus ecclesiae e choristis qui non delixerunt animas suas usque ad mortem cantant quasi canticum novum ante sedem.
“These choristers from this church who loved not their lives unto the death now sing a new song before the throne”.
b) Altero in bello / fratrum exemplar / eodem studio secuti / idem suis / reliquerunt / desiderium.
“Also they are an example in battle to those who earnestly seek to follow”?? (Janet Brown)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; James Pasby
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Cathedral verger; John & Mavis Dixon; Janet Brown
Research In Progress
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Stained Glass Window and Plaques Choristers 1914-18 1939-45 Cathedral (D47.009)
1914-18 plaque
W. Bowler
J. Chapelow
R.E. Coyne
T. Manners
A. Morgan
Geo. Newby
R.G. Raynor
H.W.T. Reed
F.D. Summerscales
Hujus ecclesiae
e choristis
qui non delixerunt
animas suas
usque ad mortem
cantant
quasi canticum novum
ante sedem
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1939-1945 plaque
James Dobbie
John Frater
Denis Johnson
Douglas Mackenzie
John Saunders
Richard Wylde
Altero in bello
fratrum exemplar
fodem studio secuti
idem suis
reliquerunt
desiderium
NamesD47.09
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