Memorial Details
Memorial
Chancel Screen 1914-18 St. John
Reference
M50.05
Place
MEADOWFIELD
Map ref
NZ 248397
Original Location
Church of St. John the Evangelist, Lobley Hill Road / St. John’s Road.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 6th May 1920 by Prof. F. Hobday, FRCVS., CMG., (Hon. Major) of London. Dedicated by Archdeacon Derry, Rector of Sedgefield.
Memorial Description
Chancel screen 3 feet high x 9 feet 6 inches long on sandstone stone wall 2 feet high. The gates bear the Greek letters Alpha and Omega.
The names of those who died are carried on five brass plaques, each 10 inches high x 2 feet wide, with a similar plaque bearing the dedication, fixed to the front of the wall below the screen. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
The names of those who died are carried on five brass plaques, each 10 inches high x 2 feet wide, with a similar plaque bearing the dedication, fixed to the front of the wall below the screen. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Wrought iron screen, stone base, brass plaques.
Inscription
To the Glory of God and in sacred memory of those who / gave their lives for humanity in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
Their name liveth for evermore
Their name liveth for evermore
Names
Cost
Cost of all memorials was £600.
Notes
1. The plaques bearing the names are in sequence apart from the one for S - W, which is at the left. It is possible that this was moved when the pulpit was inserted in 1969.
2. The men named are from Langley Moor, Boyne, Littleburn, Meadowfield, Browney and Brandon Villages.
3. The name “Atkingson” on the plaque should, we think, be “Atkinson”. There are no entries for “Atkingson” in the CWGC files.
2. The men named are from Langley Moor, Boyne, Littleburn, Meadowfield, Browney and Brandon Villages.
3. The name “Atkingson” on the plaque should, we think, be “Atkinson”. There are no entries for “Atkingson” in the CWGC files.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; C. Sanders; Karen Redhead; James Pasby
Durham County Advertiser 14/05/1920 reports unveiling
Durham Chronicle 14/05/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 08/05/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/05/1920 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack H Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
Durham County Advertiser 14/05/1920 reports unveiling
Durham Chronicle 14/05/1920 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 08/05/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/05/1920 reports unveiling.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack H Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Karen Redhead; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Chancel Screen 1914-18 St. John (M50.05)
MEADOWFIELD St. John the Evangelist Church
Plaque 1
To the Glory of God and in sacred memory of those who
gave their lives for humanity in the Great War 1914 - 1918.
their name liveth for evermore
R.I.P.
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Plaque 2
John Addison Thomas Bage George W. Beresford
Arthur C. Adamson Walter Baines Thomas H. Beresford
Thomas Adamson James Barras Norman Birkett
John Allison James Barron James Bond
Wilfred Appleby George Barrow Jonathan Bond
Joseph Armstrong James F. Basey Edward Brown
John Atkingson John Beaver George A. Brown
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Plaque 3
Leonard Brown Robert P. Craggs Thomas Dickinson
Richard Brown Samuel Culley Fred Ditchburn
Stephen Burdess John Davies Thomas Dodds
Thomas Chilton Alec Daglish John Eales
George S. Clarke Harry Dickinson C.F. Robert Farthing
John Cockburn John Dent James Ferguson
Thomas Cockburn John W. Dickinson Arthur Freeman
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Plaque 4
William Gardner Thomas Hardy George Humphrey
William H. Gent William C.H. Hardy Thomas Humphrey
David Gleghorn Ralph Harland Joseph Hunter
Harry Greenwell Joseph Hedley Walter Jobling
Harry Grocock Stephen Halliday Edward Kelly
Arthur Guyll George Hooper Isaac Kenny
George Hall Richard Houghton John Knowles
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Plaque 5
Robert Leighton John Lumley Joseph Moses
Bertie S.B. Liddle William P. Lumley Robert Moses
Reginald Liddle Robert Malone John T. Murray
John Liptrot Joseph Madgin Joseph Musgrave
George A. Lockney John W. Mavin William Nesbitt
Tom Lockey Leonard Morris William Newton
William Lofthouse Stephen Moses Joseph Oley
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Plaque 6
George Ovington John T. Ridley Elijah Sayers
Henry Pearson Bartholomew Robson Harold Schofield
Richard Potts Charles M. Robson Jack Sherrington
Walter G.A.Ransome Priest Harry S. Robson George R. Simpson
Matthew Reaveley William H. Robson Thomas W. Simpson
Robert Reay William Robson (B.V.) Frankland Smith
Thomas E. Richardson William Robson (BRY.) John T. Smith
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Plaque 7
John Staff George W. Vardy Thomas Watson
Matthew Stobbart William K. Walton (L) Samuel Wetherall
Fred Storey Robert Wallett John W. Wood
John J. Suggett Robert Warkman Oliver Wrightson
Arthur Teeder Harry Ward
James Temple Robert Warner
Charles E. Todd Ernest Warner
NamesM50.05
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