Memorial

St George's Church, South Moor

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Current Location

St George's Church, South Moor Road, South Moor, Durham, DH9 7EZ, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 19042 51403

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 70624
Description: The memorial consists of three panels situated on the gable end of the church. The left and right panels contain the names of those who gave their lives (listed in 2 staggered columns) and the centre panel contains the dedication and a poem. A nearby crucifix also forms part of the memorial. All lettering is gilded, the dedication is in elaborate Roman capitals, the names & poem are in sans serifs capitals with the poem italicised.
Inscription: To the glory of God / and in memory of / the men whose names / are here recorded who / cheerfully gave their / lives for freedom and / the England they loved / so well in the Great War / 1914 - 1919. Their relatives / have erected this tablet / and adjoining cross. "above the graves of heroes / the wooden crosses grow / who shall no more see Durham / nor any place, / where fell tops face the morning / and great minds blow; / who loving as none other / the land that is their mother / unfaltering renounced her / because they loved her so." w. n. hodgson.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 85
Died: 85
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of names: surname

History

Costs: c£200
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: Crucifix badly damaged in 2005, Christ figure gone by 2007, all restored by 2016

Ceremonies

Unveiled

29 Nov 1919

Mr R W Cooper, Managing Director of South Moor Colliery Co

Dedicated

29 Nov 1919

Bishop of Durham

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St George's Church, South Moor

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St George's Church, South Moor

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Memorial Details

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