Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 Institute
Reference
S113.07
Place
SACRISTON
Original Location
Institute. Front Street. One of four.
Present Location
Fulforth Centre.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Plaque unveiled 29th September 1923 by Col. W.C. Blackett, C.B.E. of Acom Close; dedicated by the Vicar, Rev. A.R. Hutton.
Memorial Description
Four Rolls of Honour of varying sizes, the largest reaching about to the ceiling of the entrance way. The woodwork is a “rococo masterpiece”. The names are covered in glass.
The fourth has double pillars at each side and a triangular top. The main panel bears the dedication “Dedicated to the Memory” at the top in Gothic lettering, followed by the rest of the dedication in serif capitals. The names are in four columns, the lettering hand gilded using plain capitals.
The words “Sacriston War Memorial Institute” are at the bottom, raised in carving on a carved ribbon and gilded.
The fourth has double pillars at each side and a triangular top. The main panel bears the dedication “Dedicated to the Memory” at the top in Gothic lettering, followed by the rest of the dedication in serif capitals. The names are in four columns, the lettering hand gilded using plain capitals.
The words “Sacriston War Memorial Institute” are at the bottom, raised in carving on a carved ribbon and gilded.
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
Dedicated to the memory / of those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Names
Cost
Whole project £12,000
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
C.W.S. joinery works at Pelaw
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall, James Pasby
Shields Daily News 16/11/1922
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922; 06/10/1923
Durham County Advertiser 05/10/1923
Illustrated Chronicle 01/10/1923 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 01/10/1923 reports unveiling at same time as official opening of the institute.
Shields Daily News 16/11/1922
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922; 06/10/1923
Durham County Advertiser 05/10/1923
Illustrated Chronicle 01/10/1923 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 01/10/1923 reports unveiling at same time as official opening of the institute.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 Institute (S113.07)
SACRISTON In Institute.
Dedicated to the memory
of those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Ayre G. Cockburn J.F. Johnson J.W. Pickering W.
Arnold G.T. Campbell J. James R.H. Parkin J.S.
Armstrong H. Clark W.D. Knaggs T.A. Phare C.E.
Brass J.R. Dawson J. Lamb Victor Quinn J.
Blackburn Jos. Davison A. Liddle R. Raine F.
Bamford J.T. Dixon J.H. Lord R. Raynor T.
Berryman J. Dodds J. Lax J.W. Richardson S.
Brown J. Dooley M. Lumsdon W. Robson M.
Bourne Ed. Dunn R. Liddell W. Robson J.
Bell C. Fletcher J.H. Lowes T. Robson Hy.
Brunskill T. Foster C. Maddison Hy. Robson E.
Balmforth S. Greenwell A.P. May J. Robson G.
Bloomfield Ed. Goodwin Jas. Morris B. Rutter T.
Bright E. Griffin J.E. Murphy Jos. Reynolds J.
Brown S. Gurney H. Musgrove J. Storey W.O.
Bourne F. Garforth W. Martindale J.T. Scott J.S.
Blackburn J.W. Greenwell R. Myers Levi Scott Robt.
Bridgett E. Glendenning R. Myers Chris. Sudder G.E.
Clarney J. Graham C.J. McCormick Jno. Shanks Jas.
Clark R. Hall C. Maddison R.H. Turner R.
Clark C. Hancock G. Middlemiss G. Taylorson H.
Crain G. Healey S.R. Moore T. Tatters Jno.
Craggs G. Hunter J.H.L. McNaney J. Trow Wm.
Clewes C. Hutchinson Wm. Nattrass C. Walton R.
Cook J.T. Hall W. Nixon W.L. Whelan J.
Cook Geo. Hogg R. Oughton H. Wilkie E.G.
Cuthbert T. Hewitt Jos. Houghan J.W. Whitfield W.
Cole G. Jackson J. Pratt Wm. Wilkes B.
Corrigan P. Johnson T. Peacock T. Wilkie Jos.
Cook A. Conroy J. Robson R. Whittaker A. Walton Jno. Yates R.
NamesS113.07
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