Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Stephen
Reference
W120.03
Place
.(LOW)WILLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 209351
Original Location
St. Stephen’s Church, Low Willington. On the wall left of the chancel arch.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled August 1921 by Canon T. Urmson.
Flower stand dedicated November 1922 by Rev. J. Duncan.
Flower stand dedicated November 1922 by Rev. J. Duncan.
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet high x 2 feet 9 inches wide set on a wood pattress 1 inch wider all round, with flower ledge below. There is a double line border round the edge, which traces the shape of an elaborately shaped top.
The plaque is divided into two panels vertically. The top panel has the “I.H.S.” monogram at the top, with a ribbon underneath with the words “Faithful Unto Death”. The dedication is on a panel below this, the lettering raised in half relief. The main lower panel bears the names in two columns.
All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
The plaque is divided into two panels vertically. The top panel has the “I.H.S.” monogram at the top, with a ribbon underneath with the words “Faithful Unto Death”. The dedication is on a panel below this, the lettering raised in half relief. The main lower panel bears the names in two columns.
All lettering is in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass on ?oak
Inscription
Faithful unto death /
To the Glory of God in loving / memory of the undermentioned / churchmen of Willington who fell / in the Great War 1914 - 1918 / or died after returning home. /
Erected by parishioners and friends
To the Glory of God in loving / memory of the undermentioned / churchmen of Willington who fell / in the Great War 1914 - 1918 / or died after returning home. /
Erected by parishioners and friends
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
J. Wippell & Co. Ltd.
Notes
1. “The Rev. J. Duncan, M.A., O.B.E., Rector of Willington (Durham) at a special service dedicated a flower stand which has been placed at the foot of the War Memorial tablet in Willington Parish Church.”
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders; James Pasby
Auckland and County Chronicle 23/10/1919 reports proposals and appointment of a Committee; 31/03/1921 reports unveiling of plaque; 16/11/1922 reports unveiling of flower stand.
Durham Chronicle 07/11/1919 reports proposals
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922 reports dedication of flower stand in Note 1 above.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
Auckland and County Chronicle 23/10/1919 reports proposals and appointment of a Committee; 31/03/1921 reports unveiling of plaque; 16/11/1922 reports unveiling of flower stand.
Durham Chronicle 07/11/1919 reports proposals
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/11/1922 reports dedication of flower stand in Note 1 above.
The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
Source of quotation
“Faithful unto death” Revelation 2 v 10
External web link
Additional Notes
James Pasby and Dorothy Hall visited 01/11/2017 and re-photographed.
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Stephen (W120.03)
WILLINGTON St. Stephen’s Church.
Faithful unto death
To the Glory of God and in loving
memory of the undermentioned
Churchmen of Willington who fell
in the Great War 1914 - 1918
or died after returning home.
Matthew Adamson Ralph Laws
Thomas William Adamson Alfred Ernest Lister
Edward Arthur Alder Herbert Littlewood
George Allan Maurice Marsden
John Henry Arkley Robert Anthony Minns
John Barton Albert Mundell
Christopher Bell Thomas Moses Nicholson
Richard Bennett John Smith Parker
John George Booker Joseph Paylor
George Booth George Pearson
Leonard Clark William Harold Plumpton
Thomas Cook Frederick Purvis
William Cook Henry Wallace Richards
George William Cooper Joseph Brown Robinson
Joseph William Davison Albert Jonathan Robson
Joseph William Douglas John Robert Snowball
Peter Elliott Roger Stephenson
Matthias Emmerson George William Todd
Charles Ford Henry Towers
Norman Hird William Turner
Ralph Hird Thomas Venn
David Hodgson Frederick Walker
John Lamb George Waller
John Laws Samuel Robert Weir
Erected by parishioners and friends
NamesW120.03
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