Memorial

Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Paul

Spennymoor

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour 1914-18 St. Paul (S131.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: S131.03

Parish: Spennymoor

Original Location:

St. Paul’s Church, Whitworth Terrace.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 21st October 1921 by Bishop of Durham.

Materials Used:

Oak.

Inscription:

To the glory of God
(Crucifix)
and in memory
of the men of this Parish
who fell fighting for their Country 1914-1918

Memorial Description:

Plaque total height 90 inches high x 48 inches wide (228cms x 121cms), in two parts.

At the top is a rectangular panel with rounded top which carries a crucifix carved in half relief, with the words “To the glory of God” in a semicircle above.

The dedication is between the two main panels.

At the bottom is a shelf 56 inches long x 8 inches deep (142cms x 20cms).

Below is a large panel which bears the names in five columns.

Lettering is hand painted in gold using sans serif capitals for the dedication and lower case for the names.

Names:

148 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The church was badly damaged by fire in 1953 but this memorial survived.

2. The name “J. Whire” should be “J. White”.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; John Grainger; James Pasby

Auckland and County Gazette
27/10/1921

Durham County Advertiser
28/10/1921

Evening Despatch
22/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
22/10/1921 briefly reports unveiling.

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
John Grainger

Research In Progress:

Jim and John Grainger are creating an archive of information about each person named on the local War Memorials and would like to hear from anyone with stories, photographs or memorabilia.

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Names Documents:

SPENNYMOOR   St. Paul’s Church.

 

  To the glory of God

  and in memory

  of the men of this parish

  who fell fighting for their country 1914-1918

 

  F.W. Cummins                         R. Tweddle                        W. Linsley

  E.W. Anderson      W.L.G. Brown      G.P. Hunter      J. Rose          R.B. Welford

  W. Angus           W.H. Brown        T. Hodgins       J. Rhodes        J.M. Woodhall

  G. Alderson        J. Brooks         H.E. Hamilton    T.F. Roper       G.P. White

  M. Alderson        J. Cowens         R. Holland       T.L. Rowland     R.C. Willis

  C. Barker          W.H. Close        H.D. Howe        E. Ramage        J. Wilkin

  A.E. Bottoms       J. Cunningham     W. Jones         W.F. Randall     T.A. Welsh

  W. Bamlett         T. Claughan       R. Jones         W. Roseman       A.R. Walters

  J. Bannister       A. Cowley         S.G. Jones       E. Sanderson     J.T. Whire

  J. Barrett         D. Cummings       F. Kenmir        J.W. Stephenson  A. Walsh

  F.A.T. Butterfield J.F. Cheesewright G.H. Kendall     F.W. Snowball    W. White

  T. Barlow          W. Coulthard      A.T. Kitching    A.D. Sharp       H. Williams   

  W. Bullen          G.E. Curry        R.R. Lowery      S. Scurr         W.L. Ward

  H. Bundy           J.R. Davison      H. Lawson        J.W. Simpson     M. Woodhall

  J.W. Broadley      J.L. Dodshon      J. Lawrence      P.B. Smith       J.J. Wind

  W. Banks           J.H. Dodds        J. Molloy        R. Sugden        C.T. Wilson

  R. Brown           J. Davison        G.B. Miller      J.G. Seymour     J.W. Wilkinson

  C. Bainbridge      J.H. Evans        J.L. Mercer      T. Thomas        C. White

  J. Bonson          R.H. English      R. Mortimer      J.J. Thompson    C. Waugh

  N. Benson          J. Elliott        J. Nichol        J. Thomas        R. Waters

  J.G. Bell          J.J. Foxcroft     W.H. Northcote   S.A. Tolmie      J. Welsh

  F. Brunskill       E. Farthing       A.W. Orton       E.D. Tolmie      G.E. Wood

  G. Beal            E. Foster         J.A. Osguthorpe  R. Turnbull      J. Walsh

  W. Baker           R. Greenwood      A. Pearce        W. Thompson      W.C. Wilkinson

  W. Brown           J. Gash           T.P. Phillips    M. Vickerstaff   J. Walsh

  G.W. Brown         B.R. Graham       F. Prest         J.S. Watson      E.H. Walls

  T. Bainbridge      R. Garbutt        R.R. Pratt       G. Wilkinson     N. Waugh

  W.E. Bowman        A. Greenwood      J.E. Payne       W. Wilson        R.W. Wheatley

  A.J.T. Bussey      G. Hardy          J.R. Parrott     R. Wilkinson     A. Welford

  J. Hughes          G.W. Layton       H.L. Rex         J. Waters        J.G. Hamilton

NamesS131.03

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