Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Holy Trinity

Cornforth

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Holy Trinity (C115.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: C115.01

Parish: Cornforth

Original Location:

Holy Trinity Church, The Green.

In the nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 21st July 1921 by Bishop Henson of Durham.

Materials Used:

Brass on oak pattress.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

The Metallic Co., Newcastle.

Inscription:

The East Window in the church
and this brass
were erected by Parishioners and Friends
to the Glory of God and in Imperishable
Memory of those men who from this Parish
gave their lives for their country in the
Great War 1914-1919.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 36 inches high x 24 inches wide on oak pattress 4 inches wider (91cms x 61cms x 10cms) all round.

There is a wide border of leaves.

The names are listed in three columns.

The dedication is in elongated serif capitals, the names in plain lower case,

The quotation at the bottom is in elongated serif capitals.

Names:

99 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. “Motored to Cornforth where I dedicated a memorial in the mean little parish church. The parson, Fyffe, did not please me though a plausible and garrulous rogue enough.” Henson, 21/07/1921

Sources:

Photo: Simon Raine

Auckland and County Chronicle
28/07/1921

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
22/07/1921

Illustrated Chronicle
23/07/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
23/07/1921 reports unveiling.

Thrislington, Cornforth and West Cornforth Robin Walton, 1981. (On DCRO shelves)

Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 07 23 Sat -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

CORNFORTH   Holy Trinity Church.  

 

  The East Window in the Church

  and this brass

  were erected by parishioners and friends

  to the Glory of God and in imperishable

  memory of those men who from this parish

  gave their lives for their country in the

  Great War 1914-1919.

 

  Bartlett, Charles      Glendinning, William   Naylor, John

  Bell, John G.          Gowland, George W.     Nelson, Richard

  Bell, John             Gowland, John T.       Nixon, William

  Blenkinsop, Arthur     Gray, Thomas           Norris, Ernest F.

  Blower,  Ernest        Green, Joseph          North, Arthur

  Booth,  Richard        Gregory, Samuel        North, John

  Bowman J. Doughty      Grint, Fred.           Partlen, John

  Bowman William         Grint, Robert          Peart, Joseph V.

  Brown, Michael         Hall, Thomas L.        Price, John W.

  Buddin, James          Harrison, Peter M.     Purdy, Thomas

  Buddin, Joseph         Henderson, Robert      Purdy, Wilfred

  Carr, William          Heron, John V.         Pyburn, John

  Chatt, George          Heron, Robert          Redden, John

  Chisholm, Thomas P.    Hill, Roland.          Robinson, Ernest P.

  Clark, Thomas          Hodgson, David         Robinson, George

  Close, Joseph          Hodgson, Sidney        Rowcroft, William

  Cole, Joseph           Hopper, James          Rossiter, Eli

  Cole, Thomas           Hunter, James C.       Rossiter, Thomas

  Cole, William          James, Robert          Routledge, Harry

  Connor, Joseph         Jennings, Charles A.   Scorer, William

  Crosby, Thomas         Johnson, Joseph W.     Scott, William P.

  Dixon, James           Kell, Matthew          Sheldon, Tom

  Dixon, William         Kell, Thomas (1)       Smith, Frederick

  Doran, John            Kell, Thomas (2)       Thirlaway, D. Thompson

  Dyke, George           Laidler, John G.       Todd, William (1)

  Eltringham, Michael    Laverick, William      Todd, William (2)

  Emmerson, William      Liddle, Charles        Walton, John G.

  Ferguson, Henry        Lynn, John W.          Ward, Thomas

  Ferguson, Thomas       MacCallum, Alexander   Wilby, John

  Ferry, William         Moffett, (sic) George  Wilby, William H.

  Fleetham, Joseph       Mould, Alexander       Wilson, Edward

  Frith, Robert          Murray, Thomas         Wright, George W.

  Young, James

 

   “Greater love hath no man than that he lay down his life for his friends.”

Names C115.01   

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