Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Derwentside
Town
Leadgate
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS REED, MILLICAN & CO (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1923
    Attended by: Bishop of Durham
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
41789

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Current location

ST IVES CHURCH
Leadgate
Derwentside
Durham
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 120 510
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
TWO STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, ONE OF TWO LIGHTS AND ONE OF THREE LIGHTS WITH A DEDICATORY PLAQUE. FIGURES IN EACH OF THE LIGHTS. ADJACENT TO THE WINDOW IS A RECTANGULAR STONE TABLET WITH GOLD FOLIATE BORDER AND INSCRIPTION IN RED AND BLACK CAPITAL LETTERING. WINDOW ONE, LEFT LIGHT: WINDOW DEPICTS SOLDIERS IN BATTLE, ONE WITH A BANDAGE AROUND HIS HEAD BEING SUPPORTED BY A COMRADE. A THIRD SOLDIER IS DEPICTED INT HE BACKGROUND WINDOW ONE, RIGHT LIGHT: CHRIST IN BLUE ROBES AND NIMBUS WITH HIS ARMS RAISE DIN BLESSING. ABOVE HIM IS A CROWN WINDOW TWO, LEFT LIGHT: DAVID THE SHEPHERD IS DEPICTED IN THE LIGHT WINDOW TWO, CENTRE LIGHT: ST IVES IS DEPICTED IN THE LIGHT WITH A HARP AND CROWN WINDOW TWO, RIGHT LIGHT: JOSHUA THE DELIVERER WEARING A HELMET AND HOLDING A SPEAR IS DEPICTED IN THE LIGHT
Inscription
PLAQUE: 1914 - 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE FALLEN OF THIS PARISH IN THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES) WINDOW ONE, LEFT LIGHT: LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER WINDOW ONE, RIGHT LIGHT: LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS WINDOW TWO, LEFT LIGHT: DAVID THE SHEPHERD WINDOW TWO, CENTRE LIGHT: ST IVES WINDOW TWO, RIGHT LIGHT: JOSHUA THE DELIVERER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderson, John
Allison, Robt
Allison, Wm
Anderson, Norman J
Astley, John
Ballantine, Fred
Ballentyne, Adam F
Barron, Frederick
Barron, John W
Bessford, Wm A
See details for all 104 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 104
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 104
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stained Glass
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST IVES
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • CDL65.03 & .04

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