Memorial

Panel 1939-45 St. Oswin

Wylam

Memorial Name: Panel 1939-45 St. Oswin (W73.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: W73.06

Parish: Wylam

Original Location:

Church of St. Oswin, Church Road.

West end of church.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 19th November 1950 by the Bishop of Newcastle.

Materials Used:

Well-seasoned oak

Cost:

Estimated £15 10s.

How Money was Raised:

“The money already in hand”.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Adam Pigg and Sons, Wylam.

Inscription:

1939-45

Memorial Description:

Panel, 38 inches high x 13 inches wide (96cm x 34cm), the left hand one of three – see W73.01

The dates have a cross at centre.

The names are carved in a single column using Roman capitals.

Names:

11 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown; David Petrie

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No. 1741, 28/08/1950

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Paul Graham (Prudhoe Local History Society);
P. Thirkell;
Tony Harding;
Patrick Easen;
David Petrie

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Names Documents:

WYLAM, Church of St. Oswin.

 

  1939   +   1945

  Dennis Barff

  Joseph Philip Edmondson

  Sydney Elliott

  Arthur Herdman

  William Armstrong Hind

  Harold Hodkinson

  Wilfred Maddison

  George Kenneth Noble

  John Pearson

  Manfred Revell Ternent

  Lawrence A. Williamson

NamesW73.06

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