Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew

St. Andrew’s Church, Church View.

On the north wall.

1914-18

Unveiled 8th February 1921 by Capt. J.B. Pennyman, K.O.S.B.,
dedicated by the Archdeacon of Auckland

Grey and black marble

Public subscription

To the Glory of God
and in grateful and loving tribute of
the men of this parish who gave their lives for
their King and Country during the Great War 1914-1918.
(Names)
May God make us worthy of such sacrifice and devotion

Plaque with elaborate rounded top set on a black marble pattress which echoes the shape.

At centre top is a cross inside a circle, all raised in half relief, with the words “To the glory of God” carried round the top of the circle.

The dedication is underneath this.

The names are listed in a single column.

All lettering is in black Roman with initials in red.

The invocation is carried along the bottom in sans serif capitals.

1. Among those attending the unveiling dedication was a mother who, not only having two sons named on the memorial, had also buried another son that afternoon, aged 23, also a victim of war.

2. The collection taken at the ceremony would remove the small deficit owing on the memorial; the rest would go to the Sadberge Church Belfry Restoration Fund.

Photo: Simon Raine

Darlington and Stockton Times
12/02/1921

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Dorothy Hall

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