Memorial

Pews and Triptych 1939-45 St. Mary

Horden

Memorial Name: Pews and Triptych 1939-45 St. Mary (H130.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: H130.04

Parish: Horden

Original Location:

St. Mary’s Church, Blackhill Terrace.

On the west wall, to the left of the main door.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled November 1948 by Anne Reay, aged 9;
dedicated by Rev. W.H. Walton, Vicar.
More pews were dedicated by Bishop of Durham, Rt. Rev. J.A. Ramsbotham in May 1950.

Materials Used:

Polished oak

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Mr. Nicholson, wood carver of Darlington.

Inscription:

The pews
in this
church
were
installed
in memory
of those
who laid
down their
lives in
the world
war
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Pews.

Triptych with curved top.

On the front of the doors is a ?bronze ornamental cross with Celtic design.

The central inner panel has a foliated cross at centre top, and the names are carved in three columns below.

On the inner left door is an angel of medieval design carved in half relief.

On the right hand door is carved the dedication.

All lettering is incised using sans serif capitals.

Underneath is a small metal plaque which give the details of the dedication.

Names:

112 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Anne Reay was the daughter of the late Thomas Reay, R.A.F.V.R., who was killed in Malta in January 1941.

2. Only a few hours before the ceremony, the woodcarver was asked to come and cut two more names.

Sources:

Photos of plaque: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News
19/11/1948 reports unveiling.

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
26/05/1950 reports proposed dedication of further pews.

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

Inner right hand door

  The pews

  in this

  church

  were

  installed

  in memory

  of those

  who laid

  down their

  lives in

  the world

  war

  1939-1945

—————————————–

Centre inner panel  

  Ashcroft, T.      Harkess, R.W.      Rodham, R.H.F.    

  Armstrong, C.S.   Henderson, W.      Rooney, J.E.      

  Austin, F.        Hind, W.R.         Rose, W.E.        

  Bellingham, J.    Hughes, A.L.       Rowntree, J.C.    

  Booth, H.         Humphries, H.      Ruane, C.         

  Brennan, M.       Jones, J.          Ruddick, M.       

  Brookes, C.J.     Jones, J.E.        Sanderson, C.     

  Brown, E.         Kinsley, J.        Scott, W.         

  Brown, T.D.       Lawton, W.         Siddell, J.E.     

  Brown, W.         Leaver, F.J.       Simms, R.R.       

  Bruce, N.         Lewins, S.         Simpson, T.J.     

  Burns, J.         Little, A.P.       Spinks, H.        

  Cairns, T.E.      Maudling, M.       Stockley, E.      

  Carr, T.E.        McDowell, E.       Stoves, E.M.

  Caselaw, J.E.     McGurk, J.         Sumpton, H.

  Close, J.R.       McQuillan, F.A.    Teasdale, J.R.

  Coulton, A.       McQuillan, V.      Thompson, W.

  Coulthard, B.     Middleton, W.      Thornton, G.S.

  Dowson, W.G.      Mills, J.          Timney, T.C.

  Dunn, G.W.        Moyle, W.          Todd, T.

  Dunn, A.          Oliver, H.         Turnbull, F.

  Edwards, J.       Oliver, J.C.       Tyler, J.V.

  Elliott, A.E.     Oliver, J.R.       Unsworth, N.

  Emery, A.         Pond, R.           Varley, E.

  Everett, R.       Preece, C.         Vest, A.

  Firth, E.M.       Purvis, R.T.       Watson, A.

  Fort, R.          Ramsay, T.W.       White, J.L.

  Francis, H.       Raynor, A.         Wiffen, E.

  French, C.        Reay, T.           Wilding, H.

  Gibson, J.R.      Reynolds, H.       Wilding, Irene.

  Graham, J.A.      Richards, J.S.     Wilkinson, G.W.

  Graham, J.H.      Richards, Mary H.  Williams, A.

  Gray, C.A.        Richardson, H.     Williams, C.W.

  Gray, J.          Richardson, Ivy G. Wright, C.W.

  Hales, C.         Richardson, J.W.   Ashworth, J.H.

  Hallett, J.       Robinson, H.       Middleton, J.

  Harbron, N.       Robson, J.         Cessford, E.W.

                                       Davonport, G.A.

—————————————–

On plaque below:

  The pews in this church

  were dedicated by the

  Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Jarrow

  on Tuesday of Whitsun Week 1950.

  ————————

                 W.H. Walton   Priest-vicar

                 Dr. W.S. Dixon)

                 J. Craggs Esq.) Churchwardens

NamesH130.04   

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