Plaque 1914-18 Parish Church

Oakenshaw Parish Church (Demolished)

St.Stephen’s, Low Willington.

1914-18

Unveiled April 1920 by Canon Willingston.

Brass in oak frame.

Edward H. Thew, Newcastle.

†
To the Glory of God
and
in Memory of those men of
Oakenshaw
who fell in the Great War
1914 -1919
——
(Names)
——
“Greater love hath no man than this”.

Plaque of standard design 36 inches high x 24 inches wide set in a wood frame 4 inches wider ( 91cms x 61cms x 10cms).

There is a wide border of string design culminating in roundels at the four corners.

The main panel has an arch at the top, the spandrels being hatched.

At centre top is a red cross.

The names are in two columns.

The lettering is in Roman capitals, the names in sans serif capitals, and the quotation at the bottom in Old English lower case.

Photo: C. Sanders; James Pasby

Auckland and County Chronicle
22/04/1920 reports dedication

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

Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13

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

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