War Memorials Elsewhere, - Staindrop (Co Durham) - St. Mary's Church

The First World War Memorial in St. Mary's Church, Staindrop
Photo : The Fallen Servicemen of South West County Durham

The First World War Memorial in St. Mary's Church, Staindrop, is a plaque, 7 feet high x 3 feet wide, gilded and very ornate with crucifix and elaborate tracery at the top. The main plaque is edged by an elaborately carved border. The top of the main panel is divided into two panels 1 foot 8 inches high x 1 foot wide, each bearing the names in a single column. The lettering is incised and blackened using elaborate capitals. Above and below this, the quotation and the dedication are across the whole panel, the letters raised in elaborate capitals. Beneath it is “a very fine, heavy oak table, made from oak grown in the district, by Mr. John Dickinson, of Raby”. On it stand two brass flower holders and the Book of Remembrance.

40 names are commemorated on this memorial, including two soldiers who served in the Yorkshire Regiment.

The names of those commemorated on this memorial have also been recorded on a specially commissioned plaque that is located in the Scarth Community Hall, thanks to the research of three local women. The story of the research of the three ladies and the unveiling of the Scarth Community Hall plaque is told in an article in the Northern Echo.
The 40 names are shown in a photo, below, of the Scarth Community Hall plaque.

Private Sidney Best. 1785. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Matthew and Mary Best, of Welbury, Northallerton. Joined the Territorial Force in 1913. Killed 3 May 1915. Aged 19.
Born Welburn, Enlisted Catterick, Resided Darlington.
Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY.

Private Edward Shepherd. 34783. 10th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 5391 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 25 September 1916.
Born Cleatlam (Durham), Enlisted Croft-on-Tees.
Commemorated Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

The First World War Memorial in St. Mary's Church, Staindrop
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Photo : Wayne Bywater (<wayne tyke 123@aol.com>)

The Plaque in the Scarth Community Hall, with the Three Ladies Who Researched the Names
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Photo : The Northern Echo

St. Mary's Church, Staindrop (Co. Durham)
Photo : Wayne Bywater (<wayne tyke 123@aol.com>)

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