Memorial Details
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Memorial
Triptych Potts 1917 St. Michael
Reference
F14.04
Place
FELTON
Map ref
NU 182002
Original Location
St. Michael and All Angels' Church. On wall of north aisle.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Triptych, copper covered, 1.06m high x 940mm wide when open.
Glass covered picture in centre, entitled "Remembrance", showing a young lady near a gravestone, with foliage round her feet. At the top, and behind her head, is painted a tablet with a general dedication painted on. This was a well-known and much used painting.
The inscriptions on insides of both doors are hand-painted in a mixture of styles, Old English capitals and italics, in gilt with black shadowing. There are laurel wreaths in the gable top, and on the outsides of the doors.
Glass covered picture in centre, entitled "Remembrance", showing a young lady near a gravestone, with foliage round her feet. At the top, and behind her head, is painted a tablet with a general dedication painted on. This was a well-known and much used painting.
The inscriptions on insides of both doors are hand-painted in a mixture of styles, Old English capitals and italics, in gilt with black shadowing. There are laurel wreaths in the gable top, and on the outsides of the doors.
Materials used
Wood covered with copper
Inscription
Left door:
To the
glory
of God
and in
loving
memory
of our
dear son
Norman
Potts
Born
July 6th 1896
who fell
at Arras
April 9th
1917
Right door:
On that
Happy
Easter
morning
all the
graves
their
dead
restore
father
sister child &
mother
meet once
more.
R.I.P.
Centre Panel:
To the memory
of
the brave sons of Empire
who fell on the battlefields
of Europe
"They have fought the good fight" dying
in the cause of
Humanity that
Honour
might live.
glory
of God
and in
loving
memory
of our
dear son
Norman
Potts
Born
July 6th 1896
who fell
at Arras
April 9th
1917
Right door:
Happy
Easter
morning
all the
graves
their
dead
restore
father
sister child &
mother
meet once
more.
R.I.P.
Centre Panel:
of
the brave sons of Empire
who fell on the battlefields
of Europe
"They have fought the good fight" dying
in the cause of
Humanity that
Honour
might live.
Names
See above.
Present condition
The central painting is eaten up with damp, covered with white blotches, making it difficult to see the actual subject detail of the picture.
Notes
1. The identical picture can be seen in Boulmer Village Hall B49.03and at Forest in Teesdale School F45.02
2. For the original marker for Pte. Potts grave see Every Name a Story Page
2. For the original marker for Pte. Potts grave see Every Name a Story Page
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; J. Brown
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.599 29/04/1919 (Faculty describes a tablet).
Sources of quotations:
“They have fought the good fight” 2 Timothy 4 v 7 ;
“On that happy Easter morning . . .” verse from the hymn "On that resurrection morning" Sabine Baring Gould.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.599 29/04/1919 (Faculty describes a tablet).
Sources of quotations:
“They have fought the good fight” 2 Timothy 4 v 7 ;
“On that happy Easter morning . . .” verse from the hymn "On that resurrection morning" Sabine Baring Gould.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Sally Bird; P. Thirkell; G. & J. Brown
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Eleanor Hall Contact: eleanorhall468@btinternet.com
Triptych Potts 1917 St. Michael (F14.04)
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