Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary

West Rainton

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Mary (W113.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: W113.05

Parish: West Rainton

Original Location:

St. Mary’s Church, South Street

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled May 1921 by Col. Ritson.

Materials Used:

White and brown mottled marble and alabaster.

Cost:

£120

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Present Condition: There is a crack in the lower edge.

Inscription:

To the Glory of God
and in everlasting memory of the men of
this Parish who fell in the Great War
1914-1918.

“In Christ shall all be made alive”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 36 inches high x 54 inches wide (91cms x 137cms).

It is in three separate panels, the central one having a flattened dome at the top.

There is a wide edge of brown mottled marble which also divides the three panels vertically.

The two outer panels bear mosaics of St. George and St. Alban. The central panel of white marble has a cross at centre top with palm leaves.

The names are listed in three columns.

All lettering is incised and coloured, the dedication in Roman capitals, the names in lower case, and the quotation at the bottom in italics.

Names:

51 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
28/05/1921 reports unveiling “recently”

St. Mary’s, West Rainton Newsletter
No.2 October 1919 carries a continuation of a list of names of those killed with further details.

Source of quotation:
 “In Christ shall be made alive” 1 Corinthians 15.22

Additional Research Documents

W113.05 Newsletter 2 October 1919

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Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress:

West Rainton and Leamside Local History Group are researching the names on this memorial.

Contact gail.hudson1@sky.com

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Names Documents:

WEST RAINTON  St. Mary’s Church

 

  To the Glory of God

  and in lasting memory of the men of

  this parish who fell in the Great War

  1914 – 1919

 

  R. Adair       E. Griffin      J.G. Moore

  H. Allport     S. Guyll        J. Morrison

  E. Barker      J. Hall         H. Neasham

  C. Bell        S. Hardy        R. Pattinson

  J. Bell        E. Heron        S. Pearson

  M. Bowman      N. Hewitt       D. Reed

  M. Bowman      T. Hobson       W. Scott

  J. Brown       J. Hunter       J. Smith

  G.F. Clark     S. Johnson      S. Smith

  T. Cummings    A. Kelly        M. Thompson

  J. Davison     H. King         J. Vicarage

  B. Dodds       J. Lackey       J. Warin

  R. Duke        D. Lyle         W. Widdowson

  T.W. Forster   D. McDowell     J. Williams

  J. Frazer      A.W. Margetson  G. Wilson

  H. Garbutt     J. Middleton    J. Wilson

  J.W. Gibson    W.H. Minniss    J. Wilson

 

  +  “In Christ shall all be made alive” +

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