Memorial

Chapel and Plaque 1914-18 Holy Trinity

Sunderland

Memorial Name: Chapel and Plaque 1914-18 Holy Trinity (S140.097)

NEWMP Ref No.: S140.097

Parish: Sunderland

Original Location:

Holy Trinity, Church Street East (Old Parish Church). (Closed)

Present Location:

Church is now called Seventeen Nineteen – Holy Trinity

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled on October 25th 1922 by Engineer Captain Clifford Howle, R.N.
and dedicated by Dr Quirk Bishop of Jarrow.

Materials Used:

Screen made of oak from the old box pews.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Architect was Messrs JT Potts and Son

Fittings provided by the Diocesan Architect by Mr T Wood of Newcastle

Ownership and Maintenance: The Churches Conservation Trust

Inscription:

This
Chapel
is in grateful and loving memory of
(names)
who gave their lives for us.
“Jesu mercy”
1914-1919

Memorial Description:

Chapel, made out of the south aisle.

The panelling to the south side of the chapel has four arches, three of which are windows, the fourth, left is the doorway to the chapel, the panelling on the west side has seven arches, six of which are windows and the seventh is a doorway.

The plaque is 76 inches high x 62 inches wide (193cms x 157cms)  with an elaborately carved top.

It has a wide border containing a leaf design carved in half relief, with a cartouche at the bottom containing the dates.

At centre top is a cross with the “IHS” monogram below.

The names are listed in six columns.

All lettering is gilded, with the dedication etc. in elaborate Roman capitals, and the names in sans serif capitals.

Names:

198 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The plaque is surmounted by a flag but nobody can explain whose it is or why it is there.

2. “…The board in the Chapel shows the names of 192 local men who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919 … 21 of these under the heading ‘Orphan Asylum’, were young sailors (the orphaned sons of Sunderland mariners) who had been brought up and trained in nautical matters at the orphanage, built in 1862 by the Freemen and Stallingers, a few hundred yards south of the church” (Book in Sunderland Library)

3. The church is now managed by The Churches Conservation Trust.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; ABRC (copyright); James Pasby

Sunderland Echo
26/10/1922 gives details of the unveiling and dedication

Sunderland City Library
“Redundant Churches Fund; Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear” Ref. L726.5 SUN

Bishopwearmouth Parish Church Brief history of the first Church of South Wearmouth gives the information in Note 3 above.

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Tony Harding;
Anne McNair, Advisory Board for Redundant Churches;
Alan Vickers;
Sharon Vincent

Research In Progress:

Sharon Vincent is researching the names on this memorial.

Contact: sharonvincent03@hotmail.com

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

SUNDERLAND      Holy Trinity Church

  This

  Chapel

  is in grateful and loving memory of  

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Panel 1         Panel 2          Panel 3

  Allan T.        Dagg S.          Hutchinson G.  

  Allan A.        Davis W.         Irwin A.       

  Anderson W.     Denevin J.       Jackson W.     

  Anderson J.T.   Delvin J.        Johnson J.J.   

  Angus T.        Dixon A.H.       Johnson W.B.   

  Antlett G.      Doubleday M.     Johnston A     

  Arnot R.        Drummond J.      Kidd G.H.      

  Askew J.        Edgley J.W.      Knaggs W.E.    

  Bell D.         Elliot W.        Lane J         

  Blenkinsop J.   Emmerson W.      Lamb J.B.      

  Booth F.W.      Fisher G.W.      Lamb F.        

  Boxer T.        Fitzgerald G.B.  Laverick G.W.  

  Boys T.         Foster J.D.      Laverick R.    

  Brewis F.R.     Gibson A.        Laverick J.    

  Brockbanks H.S. Gibson R.        Lawson A.S.S.  

  Brockbanks H.   Gordon T.        Leithead R.    

  Brockbanks R.W. Graham H.        Lidster S.     

  Brown T.        Graham P.S.S.    Lidster W.     

  Brown J.        Gray J.E.        Lindsay R.     

  Brown J.G.      Gray W.          Longstaff A.   

  Brown A.        Gray J.          Longstaff R.   

  Brown T.        Gray J.W.        Macdonald T.   

  Bryce R.J.      Gray G.B.        Marley R.      

  Burton W.       Hain G.          Marshall T.R.  

  Carr F.         Hall N.          Marshall W.    

  Clarke G.J.H.   Hamill C.W.      Mathieson D.   

  Clarke J.C.     Hammond J.I.     Mathieson A.   

  Clark J.        Hammond W.       Maughan G.     

  Claxton J.      Hammond J.G.     McAnany G.     

  Cook R.H.       Hagedorn A.      McGahan B.     

  Coulson J.      Hopper G.H.      McGarley F.    

  Craddock J.     Howe P.          McGregor H.    

  Cranmer J.      Hudson J.M.      Millar T.H.    

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Panel 4          Panel 5         Panel 6

  Miller E.       Smith J.G.      Wilson S.

  McMahon T.      Smith T.P.      Wooton D.

  McMann A.       Smith W.        Wood S.

  Moon H.         Snaith G.       Young G.C.

  More H.         South W.P.      Young J.W.

  Moran J.        Tate J.         Stewart W.B.

  Morrow J.       Taylor A.S.

  Mullen W.       Taylor D.

  Munroe J.       Taylor H.

  Murdoch A.      Taylor J.E.

  O’Donald P.     Thompson M.     ORPHAN

  Packard J.H.    Thoms F.        ASYLUM

  Parton T.       Thoms J.        Burlinson A.

  Parton D.       Tindall R.      Cable G.

  Pater H.        Trotter T.      Chapman G.E.

  Peverley T.     Tucker T.R.     Clarke J.H.

  Peverley T.R.   Turnbull R.     Crawford J.

  Pickering E.    Tweddle W.      Davison W.

  Potts F.        Vickers A.      Duncan R.

  Ramshaw R.      Wadsworth W.    Finley F.W.

  Redford R.      Wainwright T.M. Hagedorn G.P.G.

  Rich H.         Waters J.T.     Harland G.

  Richardson J.T. Waller G        Lamb R.

  Riley J.        Watson C.N.     Lowes W.E.

  Ross O.         Watson F.J.     Milburn G.

  Rowntree F.     Watson R.       McLaghlan W.

  Ryles T.H.      Watson T.O.     Mordey J.

  Sandeland A.    Watson J.H.     Orwin T.H.E.

  Sayers C.O.     Tyson J.        Peverley R.

  Sayers M.       Wells A.        Ranton A.

  Shaw J.         White W.        Ranton J.

  Skelton J.W.    Wild J.         Rooks T.

  Smith H.        Willis D.       Singleton R.C.  

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At bottom

  who gave their lives for us.

  “Jesu mercy”

  1914-1919

NamesS140.97      

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