Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 John Knox Presbyterian
Reference
E35.24
Place
ELSWICK (N'castle/Elswick)
Map ref
NZ 231638.
Original Location
John Knox Presbyterian Church (demolished)
Present Location
West Denton United Reformed Church, Middlegate / Western Avenue, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne Map Reference: NZ 188660
Which war
a. 1914-18
b.. 1939-45
b.. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 6th March 1921 by Mr. J.R. Hall of the Tyneside Scottish Brigade.
Memorial Description
Plaque, approx. 52 inches high x 34½ inches wide with hemispherical top containing a wreath raised and gilded. There is a raised gilded border. Names are listed in two columns using Roman capitals.
Underneath, and made to match, is another panel containing the names from 1939-1945.
Underneath, and made to match, is another panel containing the names from 1939-1945.
Materials used
Wood
Inscription
a. To the Glory of God / and in proud memory of the / members of this church who / fell in the Great War 1914-18
They loved not their lives unto the death
b. 1939-45
They loved not their lives unto the death
b. 1939-45
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designers - Messrs. Mauchlen & Weightman, Architects, Collingwood St., Newcastle. Carved by R.P. Appleby, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding
Illustrated Chronicle 01/03/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/03/1921 carries photo.
Northern Echo 07/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"They loved not their lives unto the death" Rev 12.11
Illustrated Chronicle 01/03/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/03/1921 carries photo.
Northern Echo 07/03/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"They loved not their lives unto the death" Rev 12.11
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 John Knox Presbyterian (E35.24)
ELSWICK John Knox Presbyterian Church
To The Glory of God
and in proud memory of the
members of this church who
fell in the Great War 1914-18
Alexander Allan James Hamilton
George Atkinson George R. Jobson
Thomas W.W. Baynes Robert M. Johnson
Andrew R. Bennet George B. Logan
Alexander G. Bennet Alexr. McDonald
Thomas Bull George Moore
Henry W.G. Campbell Andrew Park
Reginald Edgar Gordon Robertson
John T. Grainger Hilton R. Telford
John McRobb Hall Samuel W. White
Ralph Worthington
They loved not their lives unto the death
Rev 12.11
1939-45
David Dodgson John Laws
William Gilroy Maxwell Lidgate
Robert Alex. Gilroy John Walker
James Ian Henderson Nicol Weatherston
Percival M. Davidson Arthur A. Young
NamesE35.24
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