Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
Window
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
Plain glass windows with dedicatory rectangular tablet set within a nowy-headed frame with shelf at the bottom.
Reason for status change (if applicable/optional)
30Sep2025
Amended "Reference" + populated "War Memorials Online Reference number" + amended "Is this the memorial's current location?" and "Building Name" + populated "Street" + amended "If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations" + populated "Postcode" + amended "OS map ref" + "Add Location" + amended "How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?" and "What words are inscribed on the memorial?" and "What condition is this component in?" x 2
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
No
Building Name
St Aidans Church (Demolished 2000)
Street
St Aidan's Road
Town
South Shields
District
South Tyneside
County
Tyne and Wear
Country
England
Postcode
NE33 2ET
OS map ref
NZ 36810 67617
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

St Aidans Church - Window WW1 Location

Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
St Stephens - Church of the Lawe
Street
Mile End Road
Town
South Shields
District
South Tyneside
County
Tyne and Wear
Country
England
Postcode
NE33 1TF
OS map ref
NZ 36179 67831
Other Details
In the porch
If the memorial has been moved, please indicate why
St Aidan's Church redundant then demolished.
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations
Church of England

St Aidans Church - Window WW1 Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
THE WEST WINDOWS ARE ERECTED / IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY, LIBERTY, AND CIVILIZATION (sic) / IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918) BY THEIR FRIENDS AND KINDRED IN ST AIDAN'S PARISH. / (NAMES)
War
How many names are listed in total?
116
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
First World War (1914-1918)
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
116
What information is listed for those commemorated?
Forenames, surname.
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
What is the memorial's maintenance history?
1996: CHURCH WAS EMPTY AND UP FOR SALE. LOCATION OF TABLET IS UNKNOWN

WW2: THE ORIGINAL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT DURING BOMBING IN THE WAR. WHILST THE TRACERY LIGHTS AT THE TOP SURVIVED THE MAIN PARTS OF THE WINDOW WERE REPLACED WITH PLAIN GLASS
Components
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Frame
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Wood
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
Tablet
What condition is this component in?
Good
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Stone
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
War Memorials Online Reference number
282965
History
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
Additional Notes
Supervisor comments
PHOTOCOPIED IMAGE OF TABLET ONLY
References
References
www.newmp.org.uk/memorial/stained-glass-window-and-plaque-1914-18-st-aidan-s86-046/ Accessed 30Sep2025