Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window and Plaque 1914-18 Congregational
Reference
S86.101
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Congregational Church, Ocean Road (Demolished)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Sunday Sept. 12th 1920 at 6.30 p.m. by Harrison Reid, Esq., dedicated by Rev. E. Johnson Saxton, Moderator of the North-Eastern Province of the Congregational Union.
Memorial Description
Two stained glass windows, depicting Christ the Good Shepherd, a knight of the Red Cross, medieval reformers, and fighting men from the Great War. See Note 1 below.
There is a plaque bearing the dedication.
There is a plaque bearing the dedication.
Inscription
On plaque:
These two windows and this tablet / are dedicated to / the Glory of God and in loving memory / of the / Members of this Church and Congregation / who died for their Country during / The Great War 1914-1918
These two windows and this tablet / are dedicated to / the Glory of God and in loving memory / of the / Members of this Church and Congregation / who died for their Country during / The Great War 1914-1918
Names
Who commissioned
Church
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Plaque made by Messrs. Dennis Bros., South Shields.
Designed by Mr. Philip B. Bennison, A.R.C.A. of Hartlepool.
Designed by Mr. Philip B. Bennison, A.R.C.A. of Hartlepool.
Notes
1. Description of windows taken from Unveiling Programme:
"The subject panels embody a processional scheme representing and symbolising the martyrdom associated with the various epochs throughout the traditions of Christianity. The processional arrangement is headed by a panel containing the figure of ‘The Good Shepherd’. followed by a knight of the Red Cross and characteristic figures of medieval reformers. The fourth panel is a representative depicture of ‘Our Boys’ who made the supreme sacrifice. There are those who feel the loss of their loved ones and the circumstances of their death likened to the self-sacrifice of Martyred Saints, and when one thinks of youth cut down in the full vigour of life’s aspirations and possibilities, the thought manifested in the Memorial Windows might be expressed in the words ‘Make them to be numbered with The Saints in glory everlasting’”.
"The subject panels embody a processional scheme representing and symbolising the martyrdom associated with the various epochs throughout the traditions of Christianity. The processional arrangement is headed by a panel containing the figure of ‘The Good Shepherd’. followed by a knight of the Red Cross and characteristic figures of medieval reformers. The fourth panel is a representative depicture of ‘Our Boys’ who made the supreme sacrifice. There are those who feel the loss of their loved ones and the circumstances of their death likened to the self-sacrifice of Martyred Saints, and when one thinks of youth cut down in the full vigour of life’s aspirations and possibilities, the thought manifested in the Memorial Windows might be expressed in the words ‘Make them to be numbered with The Saints in glory everlasting’”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos of Unveiling Programme: James Pasby
Tyne and Wear Archives Unveiling programme: Ref: 1115/62
Northern Echo 15/09/1920 reports unveiling.
Shields Daily Gazette 14/09/1920 reports unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Archives Unveiling programme: Ref: 1115/62
Northern Echo 15/09/1920 reports unveiling.
Shields Daily Gazette 14/09/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
James Pasby; Tyne and Wear Archives; Dorothy Hall; Michael Mulhern
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Stained Glass Window and Plaque 1914-18 Congregational (S86.101)
SOUTH SHIELDS Congregational Church
These two windows and this tablet
are dedicated to
the Glory of God and in loving memory
of the
Members of this Church and Congregation
who died for their Country during
The Great War 1914-1918
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Capt. Jos. Berkeley Cubey
Eng. George Robert Ewart, Mercantile Marine.
Sergt. Stanley Gray
2nd Lieut. Fawcett Hilton
Sergt. Archibald Peebles
Pte. John Robson
Capt. William Turnbull, Mercantile Marine.
Gunner Robert Wetherell
NamesS86.101
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