Memorial

Crook Parish Church Rood Screen and Board

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Current Location

St Catherine's Church, Church Street, Crook, Wear Valley, Durham, DL15 8QE, England

NZ 16481 35444

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 71466
Description: Rood screen. This is accompanied by a board on the west wall near the door. It is of three panels, the middle one being higher than the two outer. There is a wide border and a shelf for vases. The central panel has been divided into halves, the top half bearing a cross raised in half relief. The names are carried in a single column on the lower half of the central panel and on the two outer ones, the lettering incised using sans serif lower case. The quotation at the top and the dedication at the bottom are raised in sunken panels. The lettering is in gold elaborate capitals.
Inscription: Their name liveth / for evermore./[names] To the Glory of God and in memory of the parishioners of Crook / and members of this congregation who fell in the Great War 1914-1919 / this tablet and rood screen are erected. Lord grant them eternal rest.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 144
Died: 144
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment
Order of names: Regiment THEN rank THEN surname
Additional Information: Only the names are entered here-see the referenced NEWMP report for ranks and regiments

Maker(s): W H Wood, Designer
H Brown & Sons of Newcastle, Makers
Costs: £455
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Rood screen £340.3s; Memorial Board: £81.19s 5d; Design and management contract: £33.1s.2d.

Unveiled

Dec 1920

Major W.M. Mackay, O.B.E., T.D.

Dedicated

Dec 1920

Archdeacon Derry

Screen

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good

Board

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good