Memorial

Altar, reredos etc. 1914-18 1939-45 St. John the Evangelist

Spittal

Memorial Name: Altar, reredos etc. 1914-18 1939-45 St. John the Evangelist (S47.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: S47.01

Parish: Spittal

Original Location:

Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. May 1921

Materials Used:

Oak?

Inscription:

a.
To the Glory
of God
and in grateful
memory of the
men of Spittal
who laid down
their lives in
the Great War
1914-1919
b.
Also in memory
of those who
fell during the
war 1939-45
Rest Eternal
grant unto
them O Lord
and let light
perpetual
shine upon
them.

Memorial Description:

High Altar, Reredos and Panelling.

The altar is of wood decorated with gilt carving, and consists of a centre panel with painted scenes depicting Christ in Glory, flanked by two panels depicting (left) St. John the Evangelist and (right) St. Peter the Apostle.

Between the paintings are depicted the instruments of Our Lord’s Passion.

There are five panels on either side of the altar, each 72 inches high and 10 inches wide (183cms x 25cms), containing the names of those who died.

These are spread over the ten panels, with those from 1939-1945 underneath those from 1914-18 in each case.

The dedication and names are carved and painted gold, using fancy upper and lower case lettering in each case.

Names:

a. 37 names.
b. 13 names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

Northern Echo
18/05/1921 reports dedication.

Source of quotation
“Rest eternal grant unto them . . .” Mass for the Dead

Sources Link: Northern Echo 05 18 Wed -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Rev. J.W. Shewan;
George and Janet Brown;
Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

Research on names for 1939-45 is being carried out by Tony Brown.

Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com

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Names Documents:

SPITTAL, St. John’s Church.

Panel 1: Panel 2:

To the Glory G.M. Aitken

of God J.H. Boston

and in grateful M. Beveridge

memory of the R.C. Clements

men of Spittal M. Cockburn

who laid down

their lives in

the Great War

1914-1919

— —

Also in memory J. Bell

of those who R. Bell

fell during the W. Bell

war 1939-45

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Panel 3: Panel 4:

W.C. Dormer R. Forsyth

W. Dumble J.E. Forsyth

J. Elliott H.W. Heckles

G. Elliott R.F. Hills

T.A. Forster J. Havery

— —

J. Brown J.Dixon

W. Brown R.W. Demee

H. Drysdale

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Panel 5 Panel 6:

H. Morton A.E. Purdon

A. Noble G. Patterson

C.N. Noble T. Ridpath

A. Piercy W. Robson

P. Patterson

— —

A. Fitzgerald E. Hastie

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Panel 7: Panel 8:

R.J. Rowntree W.F. Scott

S.A. Richardson J. Strassheim

W. Rutherford D. Sykes

G. Richardson O. Sykes

— —

J. Johnson J. Nicholson

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Panel 9: Panel 10:

J. Thompson J.J. Wood

J. Wood

D. Wilson Rest Eternal

W.B. Walton grant unto

them O Lord

— and let light

perpetual

J.G. Renton

shine upon

them.

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