Memorial Details
Memorial
Pulpits and Screen 1914-18 St. Hild and St. Helen
Reference
D41.04
Place
DAWDON
Map ref
NZ 429482
Original Location
Church of St. Hild and St. Helen, Melbury Street. (Closed)
Present Location
St. Hild and St. Helen Christian Fellowship now own and use the building.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 24th July 1921 by Lt.Col. K.J.W. Leather, CBE, 4th DLI, dedicated by Rev. E.W. Bolland, rector of Southwick, formerly vicar of Dawdon.
Memorial Description
Dwarf screen 3 feet 6 inches high x 6 feet 6 inches wide. It has twin pulpits, (“ambones”) one at each end, each 5 feet high x 3 feet 9 inches wide x 2 feet 5 inches deep. The dedication is carried on the front of the left hand pulpit, the prayer on the front of the right hand pulpit.
The screen is divided by pillars into eight panels, four on either side of the steps, each measuring 9 inches high x 1 foot 2 inches wide. The names are listed in two columns on each of these panels in Roman capitals.
The screen is divided by pillars into eight panels, four on either side of the steps, each measuring 9 inches high x 1 foot 2 inches wide. The names are listed in two columns on each of these panels in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
Left hand pulpit:
To the glory of God / and in memory of / those from this parish / who gave their lives / for their country / in the Great War / 1914-1918 / this screen was erected / by the parishioners.
Right hand pulpit :
Rest eternal / grant unto them, / O Lord, and let / perpetual light / shine upon them.
Their name liveth / for evermore.
To the glory of God / and in memory of / those from this parish / who gave their lives / for their country / in the Great War / 1914-1918 / this screen was erected / by the parishioners.
Right hand pulpit :
Rest eternal / grant unto them, / O Lord, and let / perpetual light / shine upon them.
Their name liveth / for evermore.
Names
Cost
£330
How money was raised
Public subscription; Lord Londonderry gave £75.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Window designer - W.H. Wood, F.R.I.B.A.; made by Messrs. H. Brown and Sons, Newcastle.
Notes
1. “West rose window. Apparently, the glazing in the west end was a parish First World War memorial, devised by Wood. All that survives is the west rose window which was installed in 1917, dedicated to Charles Stuart, 6th Marquis of Londonderry, who died 1915. The window was dedicated by his daughter. There is also supposed to be a drawing of the plan at the rear of the church. The glass was designed by Burlison and Grylls and was inspired by late Flemish late medieval design." (This information has not been confirmed by the Advisory Board for Redundant Churches).
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; ABRC (copyright); Dorothy Hall
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 22/07/1921; 25/07/1921 give details of the memorial. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Auckland and County Chronicle 28/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 29/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 23/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/07/1921 reports unveiling.
North Mail 14/09/1920 briefly reports proposals.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/09/1920 reports briefly on proposals.
Seaham Weekly News 22/07/1921 reports unveiling; 29/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo 22/07/1921 gives memorial and window description 25/07/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotations
“Rest eternal grant . . .” Mass for the Dead;
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 22/07/1921; 25/07/1921 give details of the memorial. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Auckland and County Chronicle 28/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham County Advertiser 29/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 23/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/07/1921 reports unveiling.
North Mail 14/09/1920 briefly reports proposals.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/09/1920 reports briefly on proposals.
Seaham Weekly News 22/07/1921 reports unveiling; 29/07/1921 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo 22/07/1921 gives memorial and window description 25/07/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotations
“Rest eternal grant . . .” Mass for the Dead;
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Alan Vickers; Anne McNair, Advisory Board for Redundant Churches; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Pulpits and Screen 1914-18 St. Hild and St. Helen (D41.04)
Dawdon St Helen and St. Hild Church.
Eastern pulpit Western pulpit
To the glory of God Rest eternal
and in memory of grant unto them,
those from this parish O Lord, and let
who gave their lives light perpetual
for their country shine upon them.
in the Great War * * *
1914-1918 Their name liveth
this screen was erected for evermore.
by the parishioners.
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First panel Second panel
Allard C.B. Burney D. Senr. Bell S. Coxen J.
Aitchison J. Burney D. Barrow T. Cahill F.M.
Armstrong R. Bernett G. Bolton S. Carting E.
Armstrong F. Buckley G. Barksby H. Cowell C.S.
Anderson C. Buckley T.P. Clint R. Childs W.J.
Ather W. Brammer G. Carr E. Chesney R.
Allen W. Bailey S. Carr T. Conroy W.
Appleby N. Button W. Cummings W.H. Crake J.
Boad R. Bresnen J.W. Cummings R.H. Crake R.
Batey J. Burnett G. Clennell Fk. Daglish J.B.
Barker E. Burns W. Clennell Fr. Daglish A.
Bryan T. Jones G.
Cuthbert J.W.
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Third panel Fourth panel
Duckworth J. Frater F.B. Harley W. Hunter G.
Devine E.R. Finlay F. Hutchinson J. Hughes J.F.
Dixon A. Foster W. Hutchinson G.H. Johnson I.
Duffy F. Foster J.W. Hindmarch M. Jackson E.
Dickinson E. Foster H. Hindmarch F. Keegan C.
Davies G. Garnham E.T. Hills B. Kelly J.
Dixon T. Garnham H.F. Henry J. Knowles J.
Dawson T. Green G. Harvey A. Knowles W.P.
Dent G. Gilroy J. Harris E. Kirtley R.
Dawson W.H. Gallagher T. Huntley G. Kavanagh W.
Edwards J. Griffiths C. Hunter T.W. Laws J.B.
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Fifth panel Sixth panel
Lowerson J.R. Moore L. Proud T. Robinson R.D.
Lowery J. Nichol D. Potter T. Robinson T.W.
Martin W.R. Newton H.L. Preston T. Robson G.
Miller R. Ogden J. Preston S. Ramshaw R.H.
Miller F. Pearson H. Pattison T.E Rowe N.
Miller W.N. Pearson G. Purvis R. Richardson T.
Millar G. Parker R. Reed W. Ritchie W.
Markham A. Price W. Reed R. Ritchie J.
McChesney R. Percy H. Reed F.M. Stoves J.
McAllister A. Poole T.S. Reedshaw W.P. Swinney H.F.
McDonald J.B. Phelan M.N Ritson G Southward E.
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Seventh panel Eighth panel
Swan W. Summers J. Winter J. Whitwell J.
Smiles J.R. Turnbull R. Wilkinson C. Wright R.R.
Stoker R. Turnbull J.B. Wilkinson N. Willis R.P.
Smith W. Telford J. Wilkinson R. Westgarth H.
Smith L. Thornton J. Wilkinson G. Wilde F.
Stout G.W. Thornton O. Walter R.H. Wood L.G.
Smales F. Thornton S. Walter J.T. Wood J.
Scollen J. Taylor R. Watson R. Walsh A.
Shaw W.B. Thompson W. Watson C.W. Young J.
Shaw W.C. Thompson E. Watson W.J. Meek J.
Shaw J. Usher A. Beech Martha Hannah
Reed S. Scales C.
Names D41.04
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