Memorial

St Cuthberts Church - WW1

Darlington St Cuthberts Church - WW1

Source: Copyright Christopher James Hawkes

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Current Location

St Cuthberts Church, Market Place, Darlington, Darlington, Durham, DL1 5QG, England

NZ 29111 14444

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 41779
Description: Elaborate nowy headed tablet in classical design. White marble name tablet surmounts a mottled red marble backboard with dark green marble sections. A sunburst is at the top centre of the name tablet with the letters IHS and a cross in the centre.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH / WHO FELL FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918./ (Names)/ "DULCE ET DECORUM EST/ PRO PATRIA MORI"

Maker(s): Mr W. J. Moscrop of Darlington, Architect
Martyn & Co., Cheltenham, Makers

Unveiled

23rd March 1921

Lord Barnard

Dedicated

23rd March 1921

Rev. Canon David Walker (formerly of Darlington)

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Marble - Green

Condition: Unknown