Memorial Details
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Memorial
Stained Glass Window Mawer 1917 Heaton Road Baptist
Reference
H91.32
Place
HEATON
Map ref
NZ 268654
Original Location
Heaton Baptist Church, Heaton Road / Mundella Terrace.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th October 1919 by Lieut.Col. F.C. Garrett, O.B.E.
Memorial Description
Stained glass window of two lights.
The left hand light shows Christ with crook and lamb and underneath is the text "I am the Good Shepherd".
The right hand light shows Jesus with a lamp and knocking on a door (echoing Holman Hunt's famous picture) and beneath is the text "I am the Light of the World".
The dedication is on the bottom of both windows, written in black paint using Gothic script.
The left hand light shows Christ with crook and lamb and underneath is the text "I am the Good Shepherd".
The right hand light shows Jesus with a lamp and knocking on a door (echoing Holman Hunt's famous picture) and beneath is the text "I am the Light of the World".
The dedication is on the bottom of both windows, written in black paint using Gothic script.
Inscription
Left hand light
To the glory of God and in loving memory
of Harry Mawer, 9th York and Lancasters
Right hand light
Fell in action 22nd September 1917
Aged 23. Erected by his parents.
To the glory of God and in loving memory
of Harry Mawer, 9th York and Lancasters
Right hand light
Aged 23. Erected by his parents.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Parents
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Atkinson Bros, Newcastle.
Notes
1. Lieut.Col. Garrett, O.B.E. had commanded the second line of the Northern Cyclist Battalion.
2. Apologies for non-attendance were received from Cllr. A. Munro Sutherland (Lord Mayor; Sir George Lunn; Major-Gen. Sir R.A. Kerr Montgomery, and Major R.C. White.
3. See Every Name A Story
2. Apologies for non-attendance were received from Cllr. A. Munro Sutherland (Lord Mayor; Sir George Lunn; Major-Gen. Sir R.A. Kerr Montgomery, and Major R.C. White.
3. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell
Illustrated Chronicle 12/01/1920 page 2
Northern Echo 06/10/1919 reports unveiling.
North Mail 03/10/1919 reports unveiling tomorrow
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/10/1919 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 12/01/1920 page 2
Northern Echo 06/10/1919 reports unveiling.
North Mail 03/10/1919 reports unveiling tomorrow
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/10/1919 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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