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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Durham
Town
Barnard Castle
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
King & Co of Hull (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 Sep 1920
    Attended by: Mrs. John Guy (the oldest teacher)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71259

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Current location

On north wall of schoolroom at rear of chapel
Trinity Methodist Church
Scar Top
Barnard Castle
Durham
Durham
DL12 8PW
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 04933 16591
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Brass Plaque. There is a wide border of oak leaves on a black background, culminating in corners decorated with crosses in red inside a knobbly circle. The names are listed in two columns divided by a decorated vertical line. The dedication is in Gothic lettering with some red initials. The names are in Roman capitals
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in Sacred Memory of the undermentioned Scholars of / this Sunday School who gave their lives for King and Country / in the Great War 1914-1919./[names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Breen, Fred
Brown, Thos W
Burn, A Roy
Chapman, Thomas
Chapman, William
Emerson, J Howard
Golightley, George
Higginbotham, Gordon
Jones, Ralph
Kipling, John
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, SUNDAY SCHOOL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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