Memorial Details
Memorial
Bookcase Roll of Honour 1914-18 Council School
Reference
S121.04
Place
SHERBURN
Map ref
3242
Original Location
Sherburn Council School
Present Location
Transferred to the new school when the old building was demolished. Sherburn Primary School
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled December 1923 by Mr. W.T. Kirk, B.A., assistant secretary for elementary education to Durham County Education Committee.
Memorial Description
Bookcase.
Roll of Honour. The frame of moulded oak is 3 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet wide. On the main panel the names are listed in a single column in raised Roman capitals.
Roll of Honour. The frame of moulded oak is 3 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet wide. On the main panel the names are listed in a single column in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Copper plaque in oak frame.
Inscription
Roll of Honour
Supreme Sacrifice
1914-1918.
“Their soul liveth for evermore”.
Names
Notes
1. The new school opened on 6th October 1960, the old school was demolished in the 1980s.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders
Durham County Advertiser 23/11/1923 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their soul liveth for evermore” Probably an adaptation from Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44 “Let is now praise famous men” which ends “Their name liveth for evermore”
Durham County Advertiser 23/11/1923 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Their soul liveth for evermore” Probably an adaptation from Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44 “Let is now praise famous men” which ends “Their name liveth for evermore”
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; John Burrell; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
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Bookcase Roll of Honour 1914-18 Council School (S121.04)
SHERBURN Primary School
Sherburn School
Roll of Honour
Supreme Sacrifice
1914-1918.
John Allison
George Ayre
Arthur Banks
William Barrass
Percy Clowes
William Cooper
Thomas Cowan
Joseph Cuthbertson
Edward Gibson
George Grayson
William Grayson
George Hope
George Howe
Ralph Hunter
Thomas Hutchinson
George Kell
Albert Purvis
Frederick Turner
Anthony West
James Wood
“Their soul liveth for evermore”.
NamesS121.04
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