Memorial Details
Memorial
Screen, plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary
Reference
S121.02
Place
SHERBURN
Map ref
NZ 317422
Original Location
St. Mary’s Church, Front Street.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled February 1921 and dedicated by Canon Lillingstone of Durham Cathedral.
Memorial Description
Chancel screen.
The base is divided into two pairs of panels. The names for 1914-18 are incised on one pair of panels. Above them is the dedication, in lettering raised and gilded in a sunken cartouche.
The names for 1939-45 are on one of the other pair. Above them are the dates raised and gilded in a sunken cartouche.
The names are listed in single columns, the lettering is in blue, with red initials, using Roman capitals.
The base is divided into two pairs of panels. The names for 1914-18 are incised on one pair of panels. Above them is the dedication, in lettering raised and gilded in a sunken cartouche.
The names for 1939-45 are on one of the other pair. Above them are the dates raised and gilded in a sunken cartouche.
The names are listed in single columns, the lettering is in blue, with red initials, using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
a. Ad majorem / dei gloriam /
This screen is dedicated / to the undying memory / of the men of this parish / who gave their lives for their / country in the great War / 1914-1918 and in thanksgiving for / those who returned safely
b. 1939-1945
This screen is dedicated / to the undying memory / of the men of this parish / who gave their lives for their / country in the great War / 1914-1918 and in thanksgiving for / those who returned safely
b. 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
Parishioners and friends.
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. H. Brown and Sons of Newcastle.
Designed by Mr. Charles S. Errington, Newcastle on Tyne.
Designed by Mr. Charles S. Errington, Newcastle on Tyne.
Notes
1. At the dedication service, the Canon read the names of the fallen soldiers. “A member of the congregation asked publicly why the name of William Barrass had been omitted from the list”.
2. The same designer also added the names from 1939-45.
3. Permission was sought in 2003 to add the name of Private William Barrass, 4th Northumberland Fusiliers
2. The same designer also added the names from 1939-45.
3. Permission was sought in 2003 to add the name of Private William Barrass, 4th Northumberland Fusiliers
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; James Pasby
Durham Record Office Correspondence re memorial EP/She 71
Durham County Advertiser 25/02/1921 reports unveiling.
Durham Record Office Correspondence re memorial EP/She 71
Durham County Advertiser 25/02/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; John and Mavis Dixon; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Screen, plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary (S121.02)
SHERBURN St. Mary the Virgin Church.
Right hand panels
AD MAJOREM
DEI GLORIAM
This screen is dedicated John Robert Hogg
to the undying memory George Jackson Hope
of the men of this Parish William Horne
who gave their lives for their Thomas Hutchinson
Country in the Great War Samuel Jackson
1914-1918 Arthur Johnson
+ William Naylor
John Allison Frederick Turner
Percy Clowes Anthony Tulip West
William Cooper Joseph Wilkinson
Joseph Cuthbertson Thomas Winter
Thomas Foster James Wood
Edward Gibson
George Grayson and in thanksgiving for
William Grayson those who returned in safety
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Left hand panel
1939-1945
John Thomas Adair
James Temple Austin
Thomas Alexander Barker
George Carr
Francis Edward Clitheroe
John William Ferguson
Christopher Firth
Leslie Harrison
Gordon Kell
Frank Kidd
Arthur Walter Middleton
Vivian Nicholson
William James Allon Oxnard
Philip Kitchener Pye
William Robinson
Robert Pursey Short
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Far left hand panel
1914-1918
William Barrass
NamesS121.02
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