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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Reredos or screen
District
Easington
Town
Seaham
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Undefined
    Date: 25 Jul 1922
    Attended by: Admiral W.F. Slaytor, C.B.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 25 Jul 1922
    Attended by: Rev. F.J. Cutts, chaplain
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71034

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Current location

Seamen's Mission building not mapped
Seamen's Mission
Seaham
Easington
Durham
SR7 7NZ
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 43280 48700
Denomination: Non-denominational

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Description
Reredos in the form of a picture in an oak frame. At centre is a picture of the risen Christ surrounded by angels in armour and (right) St. George. At the bottom is an oval wreath bearing the dates “1914-18" with crossed flags behind, and quotation from John’s Gospel on each side. Right across the top are the words “Death is Swallowed up in Victory”. The names are listed in a single column in the border down each side, with, at the bottom, (right) the “IHS” monogram and (left) the “Alpha and Omega” monogram. The dedication is in the bottom border. Lettering is gilded in a mix of fonts. The Artist's own description is-"Our Lord is shown as a Victor over Death in a halo enclosed by palm branches forming a central vesica, the victory over death being indicated by the usual banner. St. Michael is casting out the serpent and St. George has overcome sin in the form of a dragon. On either side we see St. Alban and St. Edmund as types of Christian warriors. St. Alban makes the full surrender to the Lord and St. Edmund offers his Saxon Crown on bended knee. The symbols of the two latter are seen on their shields. Guardian angels above hold martyrs’ crowns. At the base is a laurel wreath with the dates of the Great War and the Union Jack and Red Ensign and along the bottom of the picture the text “Greater Love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends”. The inscription on the frame above the picture is “Death is swallowed up in Victory”.
Inscription
Death is swallowed up in Victory/Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends./ To the Glory of God and in Grateful Memory of / the Men of Seaham who gave their lives at sea during the Great War, [names]/ and also of Seaham and Mission Workers killed in action or who died from injuries / received on active service 1914-1918/[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Arlington, James
Ather, William Laverick
Barksby, Herbert
Barron, William Davie
Bell, Robert Stanley
Childs, Walter James
Cross, Robert Samuel
Dodds, Matthew Irewick
Everist, John James
Forster, Edward
See details for all 32 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Painting
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Seaham Weekly News 12/1/1923 says "The beautiful memorial erected in the Seamen’s Church has been greatly enhanced by the placing of a high power light, reflecting on the reredos, which has had the effect of bringing out the details of the great artist’s work which hitherto has not been seen"; 28/7/1922 reports unveiling.
  • www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=10610
  • For a photograph of the memorial-www.east-durham.co.uk/ww1_dead.htm

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