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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Bartholomew

Reference

C104.01

Place

CROXDALE

Map ref

NZ 267370

Original Location

St. Bartholomew�s Church, on A167 south of Durham.

Which war

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Memorial Description

Plaque, very plain, 1 foot 9 inches wide x 3 feet 3 inches high. There is a wide border which has been pecked, and has small shields carved in half relief centre top the Royal badge centre left the arms of Durham and centre right St. Cuthbert�s cross. The names are listed in two columns on the main panel, the lettering incised using Roman capitals for the dedication and quotation, sans serif capitals for the names, all in italics. The whole has been clear varnished.

Materials used

Light oak.

Inscription

In memoriam / S. Bartholomew / Croxdale / S. Michael, Hett / 1914-1918 / (Names) / 1939-1945 / (Names) /
Resist evil and conquer it / with good / Romans 12 21.

Names

a. 22 surnames and initials
b. 14 surnames and initials
See transcript.

Notes

1. This plaque looks it could have replaced a memorial for 1914-18, at the same time merging the parishes of Croxdale with Hett.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

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

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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Bartholomew (C104.01)

CROXDALE   St. Bartholomew’s Church

   In Memoriam

   S. Bartholomew

   Croxdale

   S. Michael, Hett

   1914-1918

   S. Ayre          J. Hope

   J. Alker         A. Nichols

   H. Bell          D. O’Connell

   G. Brown         R. Prockter (sic)

   J. Blackburn     H. Smith

   R. Brewis        J. Temperley

   E. Clark         A. Tarn

   J. Essen         J. Watson

   F. Forman        J. Wilson

   J. Gurkin        T. Wilkinson

   E. Hanson        T. Wallace

   1939-1945

   S. Atchison      G. Pallister

   L. Blenkhorn     R. Raisbeck

   W. Craven        D. Simpson

   F. Etherington   W. Watson

   R. Fortune       G. Wallace

   J. Hall          L. White

   H. Hall          A. White

   Resist evil and conquer it

   with good

   Romans 12 21.

NamesC104.01

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