Memorial

Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 Institute

Sacriston

Memorial Name: Roll of Honour Fallen 1914-18 Institute (S113.07)

NEWMP Ref No.: S113.07

Parish: Sacriston

Original Location:

Institute. Front Street.

One of four.

Present Location:

Fulforth Centre.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Plaque unveiled 29th September 1923 by Col. W.C. Blackett, C.B.E. of Acom Close;
dedicated by the Vicar, Rev. A.R. Hutton.

Materials Used:

Wood

Cost:

Whole project £12,000

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

C.W.S. joinery works at Pelaw

Inscription:

Dedicated to the memory
of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

Memorial Description:

Four Rolls of Honour of varying sizes, the largest reaching almost to the ceiling of the entrance way.

This is the fourth.

The woodwork is a “rococo masterpiece”.

The names are covered in glass.

It has double pillars at each side and a triangular top.

It is 104 inches high x 81 inches wide (264cms x 206cms)

The main panel bears the dedication “Dedicated to the Memory” at the top in Gothic lettering, followed by the rest of the dedication in serif capitals.

The names are in four columns, the lettering hand gilded using plain capitals.

The words “Sacriston War Memorial Institute” are at the bottom, raised in carving on a carved ribbon and gilded.

Names:

122 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Dorothy Hall, James Pasby

Durham County Advertiser
05/10/1923

Illustrated Chronicle
 01/10/1923 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
18/11/1922;
06/10/1923

Northern Echo
01/10/1923 reports unveiling at same time as official opening of the institute.

Shields Daily News
16/11/1922

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Dorothy Hall;
James Pasby

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Names Documents:

SACRISTON      In Institute.

 

           Dedicated to the memory

           of those who made the supreme sacrifice.

 

  Ayre G.         Cockburn  J.F.    Johnson J.W.    Pickering W.

  Arnold G.T.     Campbell J.       James R.H.      Parkin J.S.

  Armstrong H.    Clark W.D.        Knaggs T.A.     Phare C.E.

  Brass J.R.      Dawson J.         Lamb Victor     Quinn J.

  Blackburn Jos.  Davison A.        Liddle R.       Raine F.

  Bamford J.T.    Dixon J.H.        Lord R.         Raynor T.

  Berryman J.     Dodds J.          Lax J.W.        Richardson S.

  Brown J.        Dooley M.         Lumsdon W.      Robson M.

  Bourne Ed.      Dunn R.           Liddell W.      Robson J.

  Bell C.         Fletcher J.H.     Lowes T.        Robson Hy.

  Brunskill T.    Foster C.         Maddison Hy.    Robson E.

  Balmforth S.    Greenwell A.P.    May J.          Robson G.

  Bloomfield Ed.  Goodwin Jas.      Morris B.       Rutter T.

  Bright E.       Griffin J.E.      Murphy Jos.     Reynolds J.

  Brown S.        Gurney H.         Musgrove J.     Storey W.O.

  Bourne F.       Garforth W.       Martindale J.T. Scott J.S.

  Blackburn J.W.  Greenwell R.      Myers Levi      Scott Robt.

  Bridgett E.     Glendenning R.    Myers Chris.    Sudder G.E.

  Clarney J.      Graham C.J.       McCormick Jno.  Shanks Jas.

  Clark R.        Hall C.           Maddison R.H.   Turner R.

  Clark C.        Hancock G.        Middlemiss G.   Taylorson H.

  Crain G.        Healey S.R.       Moore T.        Tatters Jno.

  Craggs G.       Hunter J.H.L.     McNaney J.      Trow Wm.

  Clewes C.       Hutchinson Wm.    Nattrass C.     Walton R.

  Cook J.T.       Hall W.           Nixon W.L.      Whelan J.

  Cook Geo.       Hogg R.           Oughton H.      Wilkie E.G.

  Cuthbert T.     Hewitt Jos.       Houghan J.W.    Whitfield W.

  Cole G.         Jackson J.        Pratt Wm.       Wilkes B.

  Corrigan P.     Johnson T.        Peacock T.      Wilkie Jos.

  Cook A.  Conroy J.  Robson R.  Whittaker A.  Walton Jno.  Yates R.

NamesS113.07   

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