Memorial

Processional Cross Nutley 1915 St. Mary the Virgin

Howden le Wear

Memorial Name: Processional Cross Nutley 1915 St. Mary the Virgin (H139.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: H139.04

Parish: Howden le Wear

Original Location:

St. Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Howden le Wear (Closed 27/01/2008).

Fastened at one end of the choir stalls in chancel.

Present Location:

Returned to Nutley family when the church closed.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass cross on wood staff

Who Commissioned:

Brother

Inscription:

A.M.D.G.

In Loving Memory of Joseph Nutley, 2nd N.F.
Who Fell in the Great War at Ypres on Feb.21st 1915.
This Cross is Given by his Brother George Nutley.

R.I.P.

Memorial Description:

Processional cross mounted on a wood staff.

The initials “A.M.D.G.” are on the top upright.

The dedication is carried on the crosspiece in three lines, the lettering sunk in casting and blackened, using serif lower case lettering.

The words “R.I.P.” are on the upright below the dedication.

Names:

See above

Notes:

1. The letters “A.M.D.G.” are the initial letters of a Latin phrase which translates as “To the greater glory of God”.

2. See his Every Name A Story entry

3. St. Mary the Virgin Church at Howden le Wear was built to serve the Fir Tree Parish and was consecrated October 1869. It’s official name was Fir Tree St. Mary and the church closed 27th January 2008. The building has been sold for conversion to residential housing.

External Links:

His story has been researched by Linda Hutton, his great-great niece

Sources:

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; Simon Raine

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101