Memorial

Screen and Plaques 1914-18 Holy Trinity

Murton

Memorial Name: Screen and Plaques 1914-18 Holy Trinity (M47.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: M47.06

Parish: Murton

Original Location:

Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane.

In the nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 14th October 1920 by Lieut.Col. E. Vaux, CMG, of Sunderland.

Materials Used:

Oak panel, brass plaques.

Cost:

£450

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. Emley & Sons, Newcastle.

Inscription:

+ Our Glorious Dead +
+ In remembrance 1914-1919 +

Memorial Description:

Screen dividing the nave and chancel.

It is divided into three sets of two panels, onto each of which is fixed a brass plaque each 24 inches high x 7 inches wide (608mm x 176mm).

The names are in a single column on each panel.

Lettering is incised and painted blue.

Names:

214 full names
See transcript.

Notes:

1. At the unveiling ceremony, a retiring collection was taken towards St. Dunstan’s Home for Blinded Soldiers.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Auckland and County Chronicle
15/05/1919 reports fund raising concert in the Empire Theatre

Durham Chronicle
15/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Durham County Advertiser
15/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
09/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
09/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
09/10/1920 carries brief report of unveiling.

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

Research Acknowledgements:

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

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Names Documents:

Murton     Holy Trinity Ch

 

First Panel

          + Our Glorious Dead +    

  Arkley Edward        Cleves Christopher     

  Arthur Fred          Colledge Robson        

  Arthur Joseph        Conlon William         

  Atkinson George      Cook Isaac             

  Ayre James           Cook William           

  Baines Peter         Cowell Robert          

  Barker James         Coxon Richard          

  Barker Joseph        Cram John              

  Barnes John          Cummings Hunter        

  Berry Matthew        Cummings James         

  Blackelock Joseph    Curtis Jacob T.        

  Blakey William       Dickeson Robert        

  Bland Thomas         Dixon Edward           

  Bond Robert          Dixon John             

  Bond William James   Dodds Matthew D.       

  Brewster Albert      Duffy William                 

  Brown John           Early John             

  Brown Robert         Ellerinton Harry H.    

  Broxson Thomas       Elliott Elizabeth      

  Bulmer Ernest        Elliott Joseph W.H.    

  Bulmer Robert        Elliott Nath. L.       

  Bunting John         Elwick Andrew          

  Burdess Thomas       Emery Michael R.       

  Burt George          Emery William             

  Cain Thomas          Errington John         

  Cairns George        Etherington James H.   

  Cairns John Henry    Etherington William    

  Calvert George       Fitzsimons Thomas     

  Carmichael Martin    Fogherty John         

  Carr William         Forrester Albert              

  Chaytor Joseph       Forster James C.          

  Chester Arthur       Forster Thomas         

  Christopher Robert   Gallagher Martin                    

  Clark James          Ganning James          

  Clark John L.        Geeham William         

  Clementson Thomas    Gibson Thomas          

———————————————–

Second Panel  

  + In remembrance 1914-1919 +

  Gilbraith Robert     Lamb John            

  Golightly James      Lashie William       

  Gowland Ralph        Lavis Fred           

  Graham Joseph        Laws Francis         

  Graham Thomas        Laws Isaac           

  Gray Thomas          Laws Nicholas        

  Grimes H.H.          Laws Thomas          

  Gurkin Thomas        Lawson John          

  Hall James           Liddle Edward        

  Hall Matthew         Ludlam Joseph        

  Hartley Herbert W.   Luke William        

  Haswell Robert       McCaffery James      

  Heeler Walter W.     McCormac Michael A.  

  High Thomas          McGinty Patrick John

  Hill Joseph          Maddison Stephen     

  Holland Edward       Mallon James D.

  Holman Robert        Malpas James         

  Holmes Steve         Mason Thomas         

  Hope William         Mather George        

  Hoult Arthur         Mean John Robert     

  Hudson T.S.          Metcalfe Robert H.   

  Hughes Thomas        Milburn Fenwick     

  Hunt John            Monarch James       

  Hunter Thomas        Naylor Samuel G.

  Ingram Samuel        Neasham John         

  Jane John W.H.       Nevilles John        

  Jackson Robert       Nevilles Joseph      

  Jennings Robert W.   Newton Robert       

  Johnson Robert       Nickels Charles G.

  Jones George         Noble William

  Jones James E.       Nord William         

  Jones John           Norman Robert        

  Kelly Matthew        Ogden J.

  Kettlewell Henry     Oram Richard         

  Knox Anthony         Oram Roger           

  Knox Joseph          Oram Thomas          

———————————————–

Third Panel  

  Parkin Edward        Smith George H.

  Pearson Joseph L.    Stewart William

  Peart William        Suggitt William

  Pescod Ralph         Surtees John

  Philips John Wm.     Taylor James

  Pickering John       Thompson John

  Pine Thomas          Thornton John

  Place Thomas V.      Tidyman Fred

  Potts George         Toy Timothy

  Pow Robert W.        Trotter John

  Purcell Michael      Turner Robert D.

  Purvis Richard       Urwin Christopher

  Quinn David          Vine Robert

  Read William         Ward Adam

  Richardson Thomas    Weddell George

  Robinson Robert      Wasling Richard J.

  Robson Albert        Watson Alan W.

  Robson John          Watson Sidney

  Robson Steven        Webster J.

  Robson Thomas        Welsh Edward

  Robson Thomas        White Charles S.

  Robson William       White Joseph

  Rowe Robert          White Joseph F.

  Rowlands Harry       White Robert Oliver

  Rutherford James     Whitmore John

  Rutter Lowes W.      Williamson Richard

  Saldeld Richard      Wills John

  Scott George         Wilson Edward

  Scott Thomas         Winlow Adam

  Seymour Thomas       Wood William

  Sharp Alfred         Wood William

  Sheraton Robert A.   Wright Arthur

  Shield Walton        Wyne Thomas

  Simpson William      Young Norman Lane

  Skeen James      

  Skeen John W.

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