Memorial

Table Nall 1940 St. Paul

Witton Park

Memorial Name: Table Nall 1940 St. Paul (W125.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: W125.06

Parish: Witton Park

Original Location:

St. Paul’s Church, Main Street. In the nave.(Closed February 2021)

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Wood table, brass plaque.

Who Commissioned:

Grandmother Matson

Inscription:

In loving memory of
My dear grandson
O.S. Billy Nall. H.M.S. Pelican
Killed in action 22nd April 1940
Grandmother Matson.

Memorial Description:

Table, very plain, 30 inches high x 28 inches wide x 19 inches deep (76cms x 71cms x 48cms)

A brass plaque affixed to the front top bears the dedication in capitals letters.

Names:

See above

Notes:

1. See Every Name A Story

2. The table does not have a fixed location within the Church, though it does stay on the premises. For the assistance of an incumbent who was a wheelchair user, the table has been used in the recent past as a Communion Table, and is also generally used at Weddings for the signing of the Register, in the body of the Church, as the Vestry is considered to be too small for this ceremony.

Sources:

Photos: John and Mavis Dixon; James Pasby

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101