Memorial

Altar Cross 1914-18 St. Bartholomew

Thornley Easington

Memorial Name: Altar Cross 1914-18 St. Bartholomew (T54.07)

NEWMP Ref No.: T54.07

Parish: Thornley Easington

Original Location:

St.Bartholomew’s Church, Church Walk. (demolished)

Present Location:

Thornley Methodist Church, Dunelm Road Thornley DH6 3HY

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Oak, brass.

Inscription:

Greater Love hath no Man.

Memorial Description:

Cross on a four stepped base 9 inches wide x 8 inches deep (23cms x 20cms) at the bottom, total height 21 inches (53cms).

It is made of dark oak and has a patterned brass cross with floriated ends and a boss at three ends and at the crosspiece.

The quotation runs along the bottom.

Names:

None

Notes:

1. Moved to the Methodist Church after the closure of St. Bartholomew’s in 2004.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; James Pasby

The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.

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

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Robert Ord;
James Pasby;
Sheila Brown

Research In Progress:

Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the name on this memorial.

See book details above.

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