Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. John

Greatham

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. John (G52.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: G52.02

Parish: Greatham

Original Location:

Church of St. John the Baptist, Parish Row, Greatham. TS25 2HW.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 16th July 1922 by the Archdeacon of Auckland

Materials Used:

Marble

Cost:

£140 including cross in churchyard.

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription.

Inscription:

To the glory of God and in Grateful Memory of the
men of this parish who gave their lives in the Great War
1914-1918

Memorial Description:

Plaque 14 inches high x 20 inches wide (35cms x 51cms) of grey marble.

It rests on black marble pattress 4 inches wider (10cms).

There is a moulded edge and a single line black border.

The names are listed in two columns, divided by a vertical line.

All lettering is in Roman lower case.

Names:

13 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. A Diocesan Faculty was granted for a Memorial Chapel after 1914-18 and reapplied for in 1939-45.

External Links:

The History of Greatham Church

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
17/07/1922 reports unveiling.
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Diocese of Durham
Faculty 1070, issued 31/05/1922

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
John and Mavis Dixon;
C. Sanders

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Names Documents:

GREATHAM   St. John the Baptist Church

 

  To The Glory of God And in Grateful Memory of The

  Men of This Parish Who Gave Their Lives in The Great War

  1914-1918

  Rowland T. Casebourne   John W. Tinkler

  T. Mark Smith           Thomas W. Coltman

  John C. Fleet           John Webster

  Ralph Watson            Arthur Crowe

  Charles Thornton        William H. Foster

  James C. Plumpton       George Lyon

  William Young.

NamesG52.02   

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