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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Easington
Town
Seaham
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
J. McMillan & Son of Sunderland (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17 May 1923
    Attended by: Marquess of Londonderry
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 May 1923
    Attended by: The Rural Dean, Rev. S.K. Knight
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71024

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Current location

On broad north jamb of the chancel arch
St John the Evangelist Church
Blandford Place
Seaham
Easington
Durham
SR7 7SB
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 42702 49330
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Plaque of 16th century Gothic design, 4 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet wide. “Panel of white statuary marble surrounded by a moulded frame of figured alabaster, with delicately curved leaf ornamentation, characteristic of the Perpendicular period”. On the main panel, at centre top there is a plain cross. The dedication is below this, in Gothic script. Below this is a verse of “O Valiant Hearts”. Below this is the invocation. All lettering is gilded using several fonts.
Inscription
+/To the glory of God/and in memory of those from/this Parish who laid down/their lives in the Great War/1914-1918/--------/“O valiant hearts, who to your glory came,/Through dust of conflict, and through battle flame,/Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,/Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.”/--------/Make them to be numbered with/Thy saints in Glory everlasting.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Alabaster
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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