Chair Co-op 1939-45 St. Mary

St. Mary’s Church.

1939-45

Wood chair, brass plate.

Seaton Delaval Co-operative Stores Staff

This sanctuary chair
was presented to this church
by the Staff and Employees of
the Seaton Delaval Co-operative Stores
in respectful memory of their colleagues
Alex Cairns, and Ralph Bell,
who gave their lives for their Country
in the 1939-45 War.

Sanctuary Chair of solid wood, with sides formed out of single pieces of wood.

It has a low back with a panel formed by incising the frame around it.

On the back is a small brass plaque bearing the dedication, incised in sans serif letters.

1. See Alexander Cairn’s Every Name a Story entry

2. See Ralph W Bell’s Every Name a Story entry

Photos: Tom Allan

Tom Allan, Seaton Delaval & District LHS

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