Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 St. Luke

West Hartlepool

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 St. Luke (W111.017)

NEWMP Ref No.: W111.017

Parish: West Hartlepool

Original Location:

St. Luke’s Church, Hart Lane / Tunstall Avenue.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

St. Luke’s Day, 18th October 1949, unveiled by Rev. G.J.B. Bidgood former Vicar;
dedicated by the Bishop of Jarrow

Materials Used:

Wood

Inscription:

Remember those of this parish who gave
their lives for their country 1939-1945.
The reredos is dedicated to the Glory of God and in
remembrance of those whose names are here enshrined.

Memorial Description:

Plaque.

This is made of wood divided into two full length horizontal panels at top and bottom which bear the dedication, and three vertical panels which bear the names.

Around the edge are affixed regimental cap badges.

At top left and right are shields carrying (left) the red cross on white background of England and (right) a floriated cross on a red background.

The names are listed in a single column on each panel.

All lettering is incised and gilded using Roman capitals throughout.

Names:

66 full names.
See transcript

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
19/10/1948 reports unveiling.
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)
Ref No. EP/Ha.SL 2/17 Order-of-service for the dedication of the parish war memorial tablet, reredos and sanctuary screen, 18 October 1948 (1 booklet)

Additional Research Documents

W111.017 Order of Service 1948

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Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders

The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 2/17 Order-of-service for the dedication of the parish war memorial tablet, reredos and sanctuary screen, 18 October 1948 (1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 4/31 Elevation of the war memorial tablet, example of the lettering to be used thereon, and detail of border, by Leslie T. Moore, 18 Church Row, Hampstead, London, c. 1947 Scale: 6 inches to 4 feet [1:8] and full size (1 plan, 101cm. x 63.5cm., colour-wash)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 4/32 Elevation of the war memorial tablet, and section across the name panel, by Leslie T. Moore, 18 Church Row, Hampstead, London, c. 1947 Scale: 4½ inches to 4 feet [1:10.6] and full scale (1 plan, 32cm. x 31cm., pencil and colour-wash)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 4/33 Detail of edging, and elevation of, mural tablet, by Leslie T. Moore, 18 Church Row, Hampstead, London, c. 1947 Scale: full size and 6 inches to 4 feet [1:8] (1 plan, 101cm. x 30cm., tracing paper, pencil)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 4/34 Elevation, and detail, of the war memorial tablet, by Leslie T. Moore, 18 Church Row, Hampstead, London, c. 1947 Scale: 6 inches to 4 feet [1:18] and full size (1 plan, 34cm. x 35cm., tracing paper)
Ref: EP/Ha.SL 4/35 List of names of the men of the parish who died in the Second World War, c . 1947 (1 paper, typescript)