Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 St. Paul

West Pelton

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 St. Paul (W112.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: W112.01

Parish: West Pelton

Original Location:

St. Paul’s Church

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 19th November 1921 by the Earl of Durham;
dedicated by the Bishop of Durham.

Materials Used:

Sicilian marble

Who Commissioned:

War Memorial Committee

Cost:

£368

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed by Rev. Edward J. Tayleur, F.S.A., T.D., Vicar of West Pelton and acting chaplain to the D.L.I.;
made by J.W. Reed of Newcastle;
carvings by Italian sculptor, del Bianco of Pietro Santa, Italy.

Ownership and Maintenance: Handed over to the churchwardens at the unveiling.

Inscription:

To the glory of God and in sacred memory of
the above sailors and soldiers of this parish
who fell in action or died of wounds disease and other causes
during the Great War 1914-1919
“Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting”
Erected by the Parishioners and friends as a lasting memorial
of their bravery, patriotism and devotion to the Empire.

“The men were very good unto us
and we were not hurt
They were a wall unto us
both by night and day”
I Sam. xxv 15-16

Memorial Description:

Plaque 102 inches high x 126 inches wide, (259cms x 320cms) weight 2.75 tons, of classical design on a black pattress.

Around the edge is a border of leaves.

The panel is divided into four main columns by Gothic arches at the top of classical columns to look like arcading with figures at the top in the spaces between, and also down the sides.

From bottom left and across the top and down to bottom right are depicted:
(a) and (h) a soldier with bowed head resting on a reversed rifle, facing inwards;
(b, i.e. top left) a female figure representing Peace;
(c) and (f) crossed flags
(e, i.e, centre top) St. George slaying the dragon;
(g) a female figure representing Victory.

At the centre bottom is a helmet resting on crossed rifles, with the quotation on either side.

All carving is in half relief.

The names are in a single column in each of the panels in sans serif capitals

Below is a plain rectangular plaque bearing the dedication, the lettering is in gilded sans serif capitals.

Names:

176 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. West Pelton Co-op presented gold coins to 30 employees who had served.

Sources:

Photos: Dorothy Hall; Simon Raine

Chester le Street Chronicle
25/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Consett and Stanley Chronicle
25/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Darlington & Stockton Times
 26/11/1921

Durham County Advertiser
 25/11/1921

Illustrated Chronicle
17/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling;

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
 21/11/1921 reports unveiling

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
26/11/1921 reports unveiling

Northern Echo
21/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
24/11/1921

Stanley and Chester le Street News
24/11/1921 reports unveiling.

.St. Paul’s Church West Pelton 1870-1980; Christine Stephenson, 1980

Sources of quotations
 “Make them to be numbered with . . .” From Te Deum Laudamus (We praise thee, O God).
“The men were very good unto us . . . .” I Sam. xxv 15-16;
“Who dies if England live?” For all we have and are Rudyard Kipling.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 11 21 Mon -1921
Sources Link: Darlington and Stockton Times (North) 11 26 Sat -1921

Additional Research Documents

W112.01 Order of Service 1921

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Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall;
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

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Names Documents:

WEST PELTON   St. Paul’s Church

Column 1            Column 2

    T. Abell        J. Gray          

    J. Armin        W. Gray          

    W. Ashmore      J. Griffin       

    W. Baines       T. Grundy        

    J. Armstrong    J. Haddon        

    R. Armstrong    R.M. Griffiths   

    T. Bamborough   J.T. Grindle     

    C. Barnes       J. Hall          

    G. Barton       J.O. Hall        

    A.B. Battensby  T. Hall          

    H. Best         J. Hardy         

    J.R. Bird       H.A. Harm        

    B. Bowen        T. Harm          

    A. Bracey       R. Harris        

    J. Brown        J. Harrold       

    W. Brown        R. Hayes         

    G.W. Budd       R.L. Henderson   

    W.L. Butler     T. Hewison       

    G.W. Carlton    T. Hodgson       

    J. Carlton      W. Huggup        

    J. Carr         J.W. Hussey      

    J. Carrick      T. Hutchinson    

    A. Chambers     G.W. Hutton      

    J. Clasper      J.S. Ivey        

    G. Coe          T. Jackson       

    R. Dargue       R. Jacques       

    S. Davison      T. James         

    D. Dodd         H. Jobson        

    W. Dodd         W. Johnson       

    H. Dodds        A. Kennedy       

    D. Douglas      A. Kerr          

    T.R. Dryden     R.G. King        

    R. Elgie        W.T. Kingston    

    J. Ellis        A.S. Kirkbride   

    J. Emmerson     R. Lee           

    J.B. English    F. Leonard       

    R. Ferguson     W. Lewis         

    G. Franklin     J.S.M. Little    

    D. Freeman      R. Little        

    T.W. French     T.M. Little      

    J. Gardner      A. Long          

    E. Goodwin      T. Longstaffe    

    M.G. Gowland    P. Lumley        

    W. Gowland      W. Mackey        

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Column 3            Column 4

    G. Martin       T. Scougal

    J.R. Mains      J. Severs

    G.W. Mains      R. Shaw

    G. Maitland     H.R. Simpson

    J. Marwood      J. Skillcorn

    T. McDermott    S. Smiley

    W. McLean       A. Smith

    T.W. Michael    R. Smith

    T. Middlemas    F.L. Stephenson

    J.G. Mills      A. Stevenson

    H.S. Mole       J. Stevenson

    R.C. Mole       G.R. Stirman

    T.W. Mortimer   S.E. Stockburn

    J. Newman       W. Surtees

    J. Nicholson    J.T. Tarn

    T.D. Nicholson  G.E. Taylor

    W.F. Nicholson  T. Taylor

    A. Noble        H. Theobald

    A.J. Parker     H. Thompson

    W.C.R. Parsons  J.E. Thompson

    T. Pascoe       R. Thompson

    C.E. Peacock    T. Thompson

    R. Peacock      T. Tinkler

    M. Pearson      J. Tiplady

    W. Phillips     J. Traynor

    J. Pickering    R. Trotter

    A. Pinkney      H. Turnbull

    F. Proctor      L. Turnbull

    G.R. Quigley    J. Turner

    J.E. Ratcliffe  I. Varty

    W. Ratcliffe    T.T. Vickers

    R. Richardson   P. Ward

    R. Riddell      W. Waugh

    B. Ridley       R. Wears

    J.E. Ridley     G. Weddell

    J. Robinson     J.T. White

    J.G. Robinson   W. Wilkinson

    G. Robson       T. Winter

    J.W. Rowley     R. Wishart

    W. Rutherford   J. Wood

    F. Ryan         F. Woodhaugh

    H. Salkeld

    T. Salkeld

    J. Sands

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At foot:

     “The men were very good unto us   They were a wall unto us

    and we were not hurt               both by night and day”

                                       I Sam.xxv 15-16

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Carved into lower frame

    Who dies if England Live

———————————————

On plaque below

    A.D.      To the glory of God and in sacred memory of      1921

    the above sailors and soldiers of this parish

    who fell in action or died of wounds, disease and other causes

    during the Great War 1914-1919

    “Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting”

    Erected by the Parishioners and friends as a lasting memorial

    of their bravery, patriotism and devotion to the Empire.

    

                                       Edward J. Tayleur

                                       Vicar

                                       Ralph Gray

                                       William Storey

                                       Churchwardens

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