Memorial

Organ Fallen 1914-18 Christ Church

Seaham and Seaham Harbour

Memorial Name: Organ Fallen 1914-18 Christ Church (S117.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: S117.05

Parish: Seaham and Seaham Harbour

Original Location:

In Christ Church, Station Road, New Seaham

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated 2nd September 1926 by Bishop of Durham Hensley Henson.

Materials Used:

Oak

Cost:

£1600. £300 was donated by Lord Londonderry.

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription by the parish, chiefly through the efforts of the Working Party, the Girl Guides, by sales of work etc.

A number of donations were received.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Installed in 1926 by Wm. Hill & Son and Norman and Beard Limited of London Norwich and Glasgow.
The names were incised by Ralph Hedley of Newcastle.

Inscription:

To the
Glory of God
and in
Grateful Memory
of the
Men of this Parish
who gave their lives
in the
Service of their Country
in the
Great War
1914-1918

Memorial Description:

Organ.

The front of the case is divided into traceried panels: two sets of two on each side, whilst the dedication is on a ninth panel at centre bottom.

The whole measures 69 inches high x 90 inches wide (175cms x 229cms).

The names are carved in a single column on each panel in Gothic script.

Names:

185 surnames and initials on the organ case.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. NPOR No. for this organ is N15032

2. The casework was designed by builders but was made voluntarily by parishioners, namely Messrs J.B. Adams, J.B. Adams jun., R. Finkle, T. Hardy and G. Maxted.
The carved work was done by Mr C. Miller and the stone corbels carrying the superstructure in the chancel are the work of Mr M. McHugh.
Mr S.F. Nicholson with the assistance of Mr C. Dobbins and J. Winks built the chamber which houses the electric blower;
the electrical connections were made by Mr E. Wilkinson and Mr J. Teasdale under the direction of Mr M.O. Myers.
Mr T.G. Hunter being responsible for the iron fastenings.

3. The organ was handed over on behalf of the donors by Mr Malcolm Dillon in the absence of Lord Londonderry who was abroad.

Sources:

Photo: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Auckland and County Chronicle
03/12/1925 reports setting up a fund for a new organ as a war memorial.

Sunderland Echo
03/09/1926 reports unveiling.
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Durham County Record Office Unnamed Newspaper report EP/NS 44/8 (1)

A History of Christ Church, New Seaham. Alan Charlton, 2010.

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
Alan Vickers;
Tony Young;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

SEAHAM         In Christ Church

This list is not complete.  

A clear photo is needed to read the lower names.

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Centre panel

  To the

  glory of God

  and in

  grateful memory

  of the

  men of this parish

  who gave their lives

  in the

  service of their country

  in the

  Great War

  1914-1918

——————————————————————

Top left hand columns                Top right hand columns

  Adams J.       Doyle J.J.         Henderson R.   Reavley G.

  Alderson H.B.  Dormand A.         Hunter T.      Robinson T.

  Anderson R.    Dobbin R.          Harland T.     Robson R.

  Anderson J.    Donnelly D.        Hurrell J.W.   Rogan H.

  Anderson J.W.  Doughty A.         Harvey A.      Rowell F.

  Atkinson G.    Dixon H.           Irving R.      Rutherford W.

  Atkinson R.    Drummond J.        Irving A.      Rochester W.

  Arthur N.      Dyer A.I.                         Rowell R.

  Armstrong R.V. Dixon T.           Jackson A.     Rowell N.

  Bagley W.                         Johnson J.     Robson J.V.B.

  Barker G.      Elliott ?J.        Kegan J.       Scales C.

  Bell G.        Errington M.       Kerry J.       Scollins J.

  Bell J.W.      Embleton J.        Langton T.     Simpson J.W.

  Bell W.        Eyre J.            Lucas A.       Softley J.G.

  Berry R.W.     Fairburn E.T.      Lavery H.      Stainthorpe F.

  ?Bicazdale W.  Fitzimmons J.      Lloyd J.       Stark J.A.

  Bickle J.      Foots M.           Masters C.N.   Stewart P.

  Bogan P.       Forster W.         Maitland T.    Serginson J.P.

  Bolton J.                         Maitland G.    Serginson H.

  ?Bprzznan T.   Galilee J.         Marrin J.J.    Stobbart J.W.

  Brown J.G.     Gilbea F.          Martin J.      Smith R.

  Bryan T.       Goodall A.         McCormack T.   Stewart S.  

——————————————————————

Bottom left hand columns             Bottom right hand columns

  Bulman W.      Gordon F.          McAdoo D.      Stoddart G.

  Burton W.      Graham J.N.        McCabe P.      Spoors L.M.

  Bambrough T.C. Grievson T.        McCartney J.

  Bulman W.      Guy T.             McGann W.      Taylor J.T.

  Baron B.       Greener T.         Moffatt J.     Todd R.G.

  Curwin J.      Hart J. Hair J.T.  Moore L.       Townend H.

  Cardy W.O.     Haggon E.          Mountford R.   Venner S.

  Cairns T.      Haswell T.         McCourt J.     Vickers G.

  The rest is illegible from the photograph.

NamesS117.05

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