Memorial

Stained Glass Window 1939-45 St. Mary the Virgin

Ponteland

Memorial Name: Stained Glass Window 1939-45 St. Mary the Virgin (P12.07)

NEWMP Ref No.: P12.07

Parish: Ponteland

Original Location:

Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Main Street / North Road.

East window on south transept.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

1953-4

Materials Used:

Hoptonwood stone plaques.

Cost:

Estimated £430

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Hartley & Co., Sunderland.
Designed by L.C. Evetts, Lecturer in Fine Arts, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Inscription:

In memory of the men of this
parish who gave their lives
in the World War 1939-45

Memorial Description:

Stained glass window of three lights.

Each bears three roundels showing the three areas of military service.

These are :
Left : Air, with (top) an angel; (middle) a pelican feeding her young, and (bottom) R.A.F. badge.
Centre : Sea, with (top) Jesus in boat with two disciples; (middle) St. Peter with fish with coin in its mouth, and (bottom) an anchor.
Right : Land, with (top) St. Michael; (middle) sacrificial lamb, and (bottom) badge of Army.

The dedication is written across the bottom of these windows, lettering formed by painting background black and leaving the letters clear, using Roman capitals.

Beneath this, mounted on the wall, are two stone slabs, each 18 inches high x 36 inches wide (46cms x 91cms), very plain, set side by side to form one long panel, on which are the names, incised in two columns in Roman capitals and painted black.

Names:

23 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. It is unfortunate that a pew has been placed so that it divides the slab bearing the names into two halves.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty Book 2, No. 1823, 01/09/1952