Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Sacred Heart R.C.

Byermoor

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Sacred Heart R.C. (B158.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: B158.01

Parish: Byermoor

Original Location:

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Byermoor,  NE16 6NU.

In the nave.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Erected 18th December 1919.

Materials Used:

Copper plaque in wood frame.

Cost:

£25

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

F. Osborne & Co. Ltd., London.

Inscription:

Jesus
Mercy
(Names)
May they rest in peace.

Memorial Description:

Plaque set in a wood frame.

The plaque has a beaded border.

At centre top is a sunken cartouche bearing a crucifix with the words “Jesus” on one side and “Mercy” on the other.

At the bottom are the words “May They rest In Peace”.

The names are listed in four columns.

Lettering is in raised elaborate capitals.

Names:

25 names.
See transcript

Sources:

Photos: K. Armstrong; Kay Joisce

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack H Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101.

Byermoor, Marley Hill and Sunniside, F.G. Newman and Sunniside and District Local History Society, Archive Photographs Series, Chalford Publishing Co., ISBN 0 7524 1046 6 carries pages of photos of men from the district who served in 1914-18 and 1939-45.

Source of quotation
“May they rest in peace” Mass for the Dead.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

D. Dollan, c/o St. Thomas More School, Blaydon;
Mr. D. Graham;
Dorothy Hall;
Mrs. Kay Joisce;
James Pasby;
Sunniside & District L.H.S.;
Alan Vickers

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Names Documents:

BYERMOOR Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

  Jesus      Mercy  

  Pray for the souls of the men of this parish

  who fell in the Great War 1914-1918

  Mich. Branighan   Jno. Cranney    Jno.T.Harrahill   Wm. Lewis

  Jos. Brennan      Mts. Duffy      Thos. Heslin      Ptr. Lynch

  Jno. Cairns       Ptr. Grimes     Jno. Holly        Jno. McCreish

  Matt. Cairns      Ptr. Hanratty   Wm. Humble        Fras. McHugh

  Thos. Carr        Thos. Hanratty  Rob.Knight        Thos. Murray

  Ptr. Castling           Jno. O’Keefe                Geo. Rooney

  Wm. Cranney         May they rest in peace.         Dav. Walsh

NamesB158.01      

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