St. Mary Roman Catholic Pieta 1914-18

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Reference WMO/199526

Address:

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church

2 Major Street

Stockton-on-Tees

TS18 2DD

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Other sculpture
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
  • Stone Marble
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Pieta on top of a square block 4 feet 4 inches (1.32m) high x 6 feet 6 inches long (1.98m) x 4 feet (1.21m) deep. The block has a sunken panel 1 foot 6 inches 482mm high x 5 feet (1.52m) long wide on the front which contains the dedication and names. There is a sunken panel at each end 3 feet (914mm) long x 1 foot 6 inches (457mm) high also bearing the names in three columns on each. The lettering is incised. The memorial included an altar rail which was removed in the 1970's. The first name is the Parish Priest- Father Matthew Forster Burdess, who was killed in France after just 5 weeks, in April 1917. A wooden angled roof has been added over the Pieta due to excess bird's droppings defacing the memorial.
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Greater love than this no man hath,that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John XV 13) Pray for the souls of the following who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918 (names)

Rev. M. Burdess D.D.C.F. Wm. Hnry. Finch Jno. Murphy Geo. Parker Thos. Wm. Moore Thomas Horan Jas. Stirling Michael Ryan John Butler Wm. Murray Thos. Stewart Mat Wilson Thos. Ridsdale Thos. McGuinness Mtn. Marroney Thos Prior Smith Jno. Wm. McIntosh Wm. Durkin John Nevins Ed. Joseph Kay W. Shevelin Jos. Morrison John Jos. Hardy Chas. Davidson Ptrk. Murphy Jas. Rawlings Robert Brown G. Aloys. Thompson Jas. Michael Gill James Carling Jas. McGeeney Robt. Murphy James McGowan -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Farrell Rchd. Harrison James Casey Harold Close Robt. A. Carson John Casey Frank Close Thomas Dwyer Ed. Moore Wm. Fearns T.A. Peirson Geo. Moore Mchl. F. Ruane Robt. Tarney Flx. McWilliams Thos. Hy. O’Neil Jas. O’Shaughnessy Chas. Finnigan Sylvester Daly Thos. Agstn. Brady John Boyd Thomas Boyle Hubert Dolan Rchd. Jordan Cecil Stewart Frank Carlin James Dodds 2nd Lieut. Rbt. R. Kay Frank Logan Cecil Morgan Chrs. Hardy Charles Logan James O'Neil ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Right John Callaghan Patk. Jordan Francis McCann John McAdam Peter Connolly Arthur Clinton Frank O’Neil Alex McInteer Patrick Connolly Patk. Sullivan James O 'Brien Peter Jackson Wm. A. Wright Francis Canavan Myles Lee Thos. Wm. Vokes Thos. Swenston James McIntyre Alex. McMullen Albt. Ed. Brette Michael Forkin James Healy Francis Morgan John O’Donnell Sydney C. Davis Thos. Mockleer John McCarthy Michl. O'Keefe Jeremiah Cunningham

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