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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Durham
Town
Shincliffe
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5 May 1920
    Attended by: LORD RAVENSWORTH
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5 May 1920
    Attended by: Revd J Grove Ouseley, Rector of Shincliffe
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10245

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
off Willow Tree Avenue
Shincliffe
Durham
Durham
DH1 2NS
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 29117 40748
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Carved Wooden Reredos on the wall in the nave (not behind the altar). Wooden board on a pillar in the nave. The reredos has the centre panel raised higher than the two outer ones. It is elaborately adorned with a border of vine leaves and grapes which are gilded. The centre of each panel contains a painting, (left) depicting St George (right) St Martin (centre) The Annunciation. Underneath are the words "Ave Gracia Plena Dominus Tecum" [Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you"]. Below this is a plain shelf and below that a brass plaque recording the relocation of the reredos which reads "THIS REREDOS/WAS PLACED HERE/DURING THE RESTORATION OF/1981/FOLLOWING THE FIRE/ON AUGUST 4TH/1980. The wooden board with the names has the dedication in elaborate gilded capital letters, and the names in 2 columns , divided by a vertical line
Inscription
THE REREDOS IN THIS / CHURCH IS ERECTED BY / PARISHIONERS AND / FRIENDS IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918, NAMELY / (NAMES) / GRANT UNTO THEM ETERNAL REST. O LORD / AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Appleton, William
Barker, James
Bell, William Edward
Campbell, Allan Love
Campbell, John Joseph
Copland, Dudley
Grieg, William
Griffiths, John Thomas
Hall, Noel Bramwell
Harle, William
See details for all 23 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 23
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 23
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Reredos
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
PCC & Churchwardens of the Parish
Reference

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