Memorial
Christ Church Organ
Current Location
Christ Church, Station Road, New Seaham, Easington, Durham, SR7 0DL, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 41045 49819
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
- WMR Reference Number
- 71059
- Description
- Organ. The front of the case is divided into traceried panels; two sets of two on each side, whilst the dedication is on a ninth panel at centre bottom. The names are carved in a single column on each panel in Gothic script.
- Inscription
- To the / glory of God / and in / grateful memory / of the / men of this parish / who gave their lives / in the / service of their country / in the / Great War / 1914-1918
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 185
- Died
- 185
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- Additional Information
- the names list is incomplete as they can't all be read from available photographs
- Maker(s)
MESSRS HILL, NORMAN AND BEARD, Makers
Ceremonies
Dedicated
2 Sep 1926
Bishop Henson
Components
- Organ or Organ part
Made from: Metal
Condition: Good
- Case
Height: 1725mm
Width: 2250mm
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- A History of Christ Church, New Seaham. Alan Charlton, 2010
- Auckland and County Chronicle 3/12/1925 reports setting up a fund for a new organ as a war memorial