St Mary's Parish WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Board / Plaque / Tablet

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Maker

John Lowes & Son of Durham (Makers)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: Apr 1922
Attended by:

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

71029

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Old Seaham
Church Lane
Seaham
Easington
Durham
SR7 7AS
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 42236 50503
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Brown & White alabaster tablet with fluted frame. The central panel has a border of blue and gold mosaic. At centre top is a cross incised into the alabaster. The names are listed in two columns. The dedication is in Old English lower case, the names in elaborate Roman and the rest below this is in sans serif capitals. The quotation at the bottom is in sans serif capital italics.

Inscription

To the Glory of God / and in grateful memory / of / (names) / all of this parish / who laid down their lives / in the Great War / 1914-1918./Death is swallowed up in victory.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Douglass, J
Garthwaite, A
Kerry, J
Parker, T
Simpson, Jw
Smith, E
Taylor, Ac
Thompson, Sc
Thorman, Am
Wilkie, Gh
See details for all 10 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Alabaster

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

St Mary's Parishioners WW1
WMO ID: 263529
Condition: Good [last updated on 10-05-2019]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Seaham Weekly News 28/4/1922 reports unveiling
www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8570

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