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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
- District
- Durham
- Town
- Croxdale
- County
- Durham
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41873
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Current location
ST BARTHOLOMEWS CHURCH
Croxdale
Durham
Durham
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 260 360
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- LIGHT OAK REREDOS WITH COPIES OF PAINTINGS IN THE THREE MAIN PANELS. PAINTED INCSRIPTION. ADDITIONAL PLAQUE RECORDS THE MEMORIALS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE LEFT PANEL IS A COPY OF DALI'S PICTURE OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS ABOVE THE WORLD. IN THE CENTRE PANEL IS A COPY OF SUTHERLAND'S CHRIST IN GLORY FROM COVENTRY CATHEDRAL. IN THE RIGHT PANEL IS A COPY OF THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS BY LEONARDO DA VINCI
- Inscription
- REREDOS: IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM CRUEL OPPRESSION (NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN (...) THE PEACE AND SHARE HIS GLORY PLAQUE: THIS WAS THE REREDOS FROM ST MICHAEL AT HETT
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- O'connell, Daniel
Wilkinson, Thomas Hall
Wilson, John
See details for all 3 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Reredos
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Reredos
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- CDC104.02
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