Memorial
Rood and Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine
Crook
Memorial Name: Rood and Plaque 1914-18 St. Catherine (C121.03)
NEWMP Ref No.: C121.03
Parish: Crook
St. Catherine’s Church, Church Street
1914-18
Unveiled December 1920 by Major W.M. Mackay, O.B.E., T.D.;
dedicated by Archdeacon Derry.
Oak screen and plaque.
St. Catherine’s Parochial Church Council
Rood screen £340 3s;
Memorial Board: £81 19s 5d;
Design and management contract: £33 1s 2d.
Public subscription
Designer W.H. Wood, Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne;
made by H. Brown & Sons, Haymarket Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne,
Their name liveth
for evermore.
To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook
and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
this tablet and rood screen are erected.
Lord grant them eternal rest.
Rood screen.
This is accompanied by a plaque on the west wall near the door.
It is of three panels, the middle one being higher than the two outer.
There is a wide border and a shelf for vases.
The central panel has been divided into halves, the top half bearing a cross raised in half relief.
The names are carried in a single column on the lower half of the central panel and on the two outer ones, the lettering incised using sans serif lower case.
The quotation at the top and the dedication at the bottom are raised in sunken panels.
The lettering is in gold elaborate capitals.
150 names ranks and regiments.
See transcript.
1. It is thought that Major Mackay, who unveiled the memorial, was William Murray Mackay, born in Crook and was the son of Dr. Alex Mackay, a local doctor.
Photos of plaque: Simon Raine; John and Mavis Dixon
Auckland and County Chronicle
23/12/1920
The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)
Ref: EP/Cro 63 & 64 Church papers
Hodgson Fowler (architects) Crook St Catherine
Ref: D/HF 28/1 Correspondence re rood and chancel screens, fittings and war memorial tablet, 3 September 1919 – 29 March 1928 (1 file)
Sources of quotations
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44;
“Lord grant them eternal rest” Mass for the Dead
Additional Research Documents
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
Rev. Lyn Hallett, Rector;
John and Mavis Dixon;
Tony Young
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CROOK St. Catherine’s Church
Their name liveth for evermore.
2nd Lieut. J.M. Hare D.L.I. Sap. J. Haley R.E.
“ W. Heslop “ “ C. Kelsey “
Pte. G.S. Adams “ “ E. Proudfoot “
“ A. Adamson “ “ G.T. Wilkinson “
“ J.R. Agar “ L/Serg. W. Auton N.F.
“ J. Alderson “ Pte. J.H. Calvert “
“ W. Anderson “ “ T.E. Fawell “
“ A. Armstrong “ “ R.W. Franklin “
“ F. Atkinson “ “ J. Hutchinson “
Serg. A.R. Bainbridge “ “ H.J. Kemp “
Pte. P. Best “ L/Corp. T.R. Longstaff “
“ E. Brown “ “ W. Lonsdale “
Serg. A.G. Burnip “ Pte. F.H. Rider “
Pte. G. Butterfield “ L/Corp. R. Siddle “
“ G.A. Calvert “ Corp. H.S. Snowball “
“ W. Calvert “ Pte. J. Turner “
“ R. Clark “ “ R. Challinger M.G.C.
L/Corp.J. Clarke “ Pte. J.W. Cooke “
“ J.Cousins “ L/Corp. J.C. Hemingway “
Pte. M. Cousins “ Gnr. J.H. May “
“ E. Crossling “ Corp. W.P. Moses “
“ M.C. Cunningham “ L/Corp. W. Scott DLI Gnr. J.W. Box H.M.S. Cressy
Corp. W.G. Dalton “ Pte. A.R. Simpson “ Pte. G.R. Dowson K.R.R.
Pte. J.W. Ditchburn “ L/Corp. R. Simpson “ “ J.H. English Y.R.
“ J. Dodds “ “ J.H. Smith “ “ C.H. Foster R.F.
“ C. Dowson “ Pte. R.W. Stamper “ “ W.E.H. Gibson D.G.
“ T. Dowson “ “ R. Stothard “ “ E. Hall S.W.B.
“ T.C. Dowson “ “ J. Tarn “ L/Corp. W. Halladay K.O.Y.L.I.
“ T. Evans “ “ B. Taylor “ Pte. W. Henry L.R.
“ J. Fairer “ “ T. Taylor “ “ F.N. Hood W.R.
“ H.B. Fawell “ “ J.F. Thompson “ “ F.H. Hudspeth W.F.
“ J.W. Fowler “ Serg. G. Turnbull “ “ J.H. Hudspeth W.Y.
“ W. Francis “ L/Corp. A. Vasey “ “ C.R. Hunt S.R.
“ S. Gent “ Pte. J. Wharton “ “ R. Hunter N.S.
Corp. F. Greenbank “ “ C.J. Whitton “ “ G. Kyle L.R.
Pte. G.W. Hardcastle “ “ F. Adamthwaite E. Yorks. Serg. H. Lister W.Y.
“ E.W. Hauxwell “ “ P. Danbrook “ Pte. J. Lonsdale L.N.L.
L/Corp.J. Henderson “ “ E. Hill “ Serg.Maj.J. Marr A.M.R.N.Z.
Pte. R. Hudspeth “ “ E. Hutchinson “ Pte. J.W.H.G. Matthews A.S.C.
“ R. Hutchinson “ “ S.C. May “ “ C.H. MacDonald “
“ W. Hutchinson “ Dr.Maj. L. Norman “ “ C. Moore R.F.
“ B. Johnson “ Serg. R.H. Robinson “ “ H.T.D. Moses Y.R.
“ J. Johnson “ Pte. F. Seymour “ “ F.H. Pickering W.F.
“ A. Kemp “ “ F. Smith “ Gnr. R.W. Richardson R.G.A.
“ J. Kemp “ “ D. Waiting “ Serg. J.E. Rider D.of W.
“ C. Lumley “ “ R.T. Williams “ Pte. J.E. Rowe C.G.
“ J. Lumley “ Dr. W. Allan R.F.A. “ F.T. Rowell D.of W.
“ T.O. Moses “ “ T. Bateman “ Gnr. T.W. Seymour R.G.A.
“ J.G. Moore “ Gnr. V. Davison “ Pte. J.R. Spence Y.R.
“ W. Pattison “ Art. C. Gibson “ “ A. Wales L.R.
“ G. Richardson “ Gnr. C. Turnbull “ Dr. W.H. Walton M.T.
“ R.R. Robinson “ Sap. T. Brett R.E. Pte. F.L. Whitfield Y. & L.
L/Corp.W. Rowe “ “ G.A. Chatt “ “ C. Wilson M.T.
Corp. S. Rudkin “ “ W.C.K. Cockburn“ “ T.G. Wilson R.A.M.C.
Pte. T. Scales “ “ S.R. Croudace “ Gnr. J.G. Wilkinson R.G.A.
To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook
and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919
this tablet and rood screen are erected.
Lord grant them eternal rest.
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