Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Ives

Leadgate

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Ives (L65.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: L65.03

Parish: Leadgate

Original Location:

St. Ives’ Church, St. Ives’ Road.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 7th October 1923 by the Bishop of Durham

Materials Used:

Caen stone

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed by Mr. O.W. Richardson,
Built by Reed, Millican & Co. of Newcastle on Tyne.

Inscription:

To the glory of God and in honoured memory of
1914  the fallen of this parish in the Great War 1918
(Names)
Their name liveth for evermore.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 36 inches high x 72 inches wide (91cms x 183cms).

There is a border of grape vines carved to stand proud with the leaves gilded and the grapes coloured purple.

At centre top is a shield bearing a cross in red.

The dedication at the top and the quotation in a cartouche at the bottom are in fancy capitals letters incised and coloured red.

The names are listed in four columns, in black sans serif capitals.

Names:

104 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine, C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Blaydon Courier
13/10/1923 reports unveiling.

Consett Guardian
12/10/1923 reports unveiling.

Durham County Advertiser
 12/10/1923

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
 14/04/1923;
13/10/1923

Northern Echo
 08/10/1923 reports unveiling

Shields Daily News
12/04/1923

Stanley News and Consett Chronicle
11/10/1923 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44

Sources Link: Northern Echo 10 08 Mon -1923

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

LEADGATE       St. Ives Church

 

  To the glory of God and in honoured memory of

  1914      the fallen of this parish in the Great War    1918

Column 1               Column 2  

  Alderson, John      Edgar, John        

  Allison, Wm.        Ford, Basil        

  Anderson, Norman J. Forman, David      

  Astley, John        Fowler, Robert     

  Ballentyne, Adam F. Gallagher, Wm.     

  Barron, Frederick   Gardiner, Geo.     

  Barron. John Wm.    Gill, James D.     

  Bessford, Wm. A.    Goody, Cecil       

  Best, John Geo.     Haughey, Mic.      

  Best, Thos. C.      Hart, James R.     

  Birtley, Chas. E.   Hebdon, Chas.      

  Brannigan, John     Hebdon, Norman     

  Brown, Geo.         Hooper, Geo. H.    

  Burns, Felix        Howard, Jos.       

  Carr, Geo. A.       Irwin, Geo. Hy.    

  Chambers, James R.  Jackson, Wm.       

  Coombe, Samuel T.   Kirsop, Thos.      

  Craig, Wm. R.       Ledger, Thos.      

  Croney, Jos. F.     Lee, Wm.           

  Croney, Thos.       Lee, Edward H.     

  Cullen, Thos.       Liddell, Thos.     

  Dinning, John T.    Luck, Stephen      

  Donnelly, Thos.     Maughan Ed.        

  Dover, Albert       Mawson, Matthew W.

  Dunning, Geo.       Mawson, Robert     

  Robson, Fred.       Ballantine Fred    

———————————————–

Column 3               Column 4  

  McGlen, Thos.       Slane, Peter

  McGrahan, J.        Snaith, Andrew T.

  McGrath, Thos.      Stafford, John R.

  Milburn, Jas.       Tait, Robert W.S.

  Oxley, John         Telfer, Thos. M.

  Parker, Robert      Tinkler, Isaac

  Parkin, Thos. W.    Turner, Francis

  Pearson, Edwin P.   Turner, Jos.

  Pearson, Robt.      Veitch, Geo.

  Perry, Matthew      Vipond, John C.

  Pogue, Norman C.    Walker, Jas.

  Porter, Robt.       Walker, Thos.

  Postle, George      Wanless, Robert F.

  Reddy, Patrick      Warburton, Herbert L.

  Redshaw, George     Wate, John P.

  Redshaw, Oliver.    Watson, John F.

  Reid Matthew        Wilson, Bennie R.

  Ridley, Fred.       Wilson, Thos.

  Ringer, Walter      Wilson, Henry

  Robinson, John M.   Wilson, Henry

  Robson, Wm.         Woods, John G.

  Robson, Robt. J.    Williamson, Sydney

  Rowland Thos. E.    Young Robt. W.

  Scott, John         Robson, Edwin

  Shield, John        Gartland, Henry

  Allinson, Robt.     White, John W.

NamesL65.03   

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