Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Derwentside
- Town
- Muggleswick
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41803
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Current location
Parish Church
Muggleswick
Derwentside
Durham
DH8 9DW
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 04432 49947
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Triptych in form of wooden case, with a pitched roof style top and two folding doors. In the gable top are the words “For God, King and Country” painted in gold lettering with black shadowing. At the bottom, below the doors, is the dedication, painted in black capitals. Inside, the centre panel has a brass cross with the words “Greater love hath no man than this” on either side of the top, painted in faded gold letters with black shadowing. The names of those who died are listed on either side of the cross with the words “The Heroic Dead” underneath, to the left of which is a gold star. The names of those who served are listed on the insides of the doors in black painted lettering. Due to the condition of the memorial, a framed transcript has been made and placed underneath.
- Inscription
- In gable top: For/God, King and Country. On central panel : Greater/love hath/no man/than this. At bottom: This war shrine is/erected in memory of/Robinson R. Milner 2 side panels-[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, R
Ayre, G R
Ayre, J B
Bartrope, F
Bartrope, J C
Bartrope, W A
Boyle, John
Boyle, Joseph
Boyle, Joseph
Brown, T W
See details for all 53 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 53
Served and returned: 46
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank, initials of forenames, decorations
Order of information: rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Triptych
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- MUGGLESWICK PARISH CHURCH
- WMO ID: 82784
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 05-06-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1998: WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE CHURCH PORCH WAS MOVED INSIDE AS IT'S CONDITION WAS DETERIORATING. A FRAMED TRANSCRIPT WAS PLACED BELOW THE MEMROIAL DUE TO ITS CONDITION
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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