Memorial
Dalton-le-Dale WW1 Memorial Organ
Current Location
St Andrew's Church, St Cuthbert's Lane, Dalton-le-Dale, Easington, Durham, SR7 8QA, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 40801 48003
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
- 71074
- Description
- Organ with accompanying brass dedication plaque. The plaque has wide border of vine leaves raised in casting with a black background, culminating in roundels in each corner. At centre top of the main panel is a laurel wreath, with the dates in scrolls on either side. The names are listed in three columns, with a stylised flower interspersed. The dedication and quotation are in Gothic, the names in sans serif capitals and the rest of the dedication in elongated Roman capitals, all in black with some red initials.
- Inscription
- 1914-1919 / To the Glory of God and in Sacred Memory of / (names) / who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War./[names] “They endured hardness as good Soldiers of Jesus Christ.”
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 14
- Died
- 14
- Information shown
- surname, forename
- Maker(s)
Harrison & Harrison, Builder
Messrs Emley of Newcastle-on-Tyne, Makers
Ceremonies
Unveiled
15 Jul 1921
Mrs Challoner, in the absence of Col. Challoner
Components
- Organ or Organ part
Made from: Metal
Condition: Good
- Plaque
Height: 790mm
Width: 690mm
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101
- Northern Echo 16/7/1921 reports unveiling