Memorial Details
Memorial
Vase 1914-18 Wesley Guild Brunswick Methodist
Reference
NUT056
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 248644
Original Location
Wesleyan Methodist
Present Location
Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Northumberland Street.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 7th December 1919 by Mr. Thomas Storey, general secretary of the Wesley Guild.
Memorial Description
Vase of Art Nouveau design, 16 inches total height, on a wood pedestal 4 inches square, on larger base, total height approx 4 inches. The v-shaped vase is decorated, near the top, with swags of flowers, and is surmounted by a narrower curved top from which handles spring on either side. Silver plates on the pedestal carry the inscription and names.
The dedication is on a plate with arched top and curved bottom and both side representing pillars in a mix of Roman and sans serif. The names are on plain plates using sans serif upper case lettering.
The dedication is on a plate with arched top and curved bottom and both side representing pillars in a mix of Roman and sans serif. The names are on plain plates using sans serif upper case lettering.
Materials used
Silver
Inscription
Presented by the / Brunswick Wesley Guild, / To the Glory of God and in affectionate remembrance / of those associated with Brunswick / who fell during the war, / 1914-1919.
“Until the dawn”
“Until the dawn”
Names
Notes
1. The suggestion of a silver vase on a pedestal was made by the ladies who were responsible for the flowers on the Communion table.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 08/12/1919 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/12/1919 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
Until the dawn. Not known, but possible based on Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6 "Until the day break and the shadows feel away".
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 13/12/1919 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
Until the dawn. Not known, but possible based on Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6 "Until the day break and the shadows feel away".
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Vase 1914-18 Wesley Guild Brunswick Methodist (NUT056)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Brunswick Methodist Church
Front
Presented by the
Brunswick Wesley Guild,
To the Glory of God and in affectionate remembrance
of those associated with Brunswick
who fell during the war,]
1914-1919.
“Until the day dawn”
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Left side
Ernest Armstrong.
Alexander Brown.
Arthur Cook.
F. Coningsby Dobinson.
Robert Aynsley Dunn.
Norman Dyson.
Tom Ellison.
Charles Ferguson.
Wm. France.
James N. Parker.
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Right side
Robert Lawson Peat.
Stanley Pickering.
Fred. Pickering.
Ralph Pritchard.
H.P. Browell.
W.H. Boyd Scorfield.
W. Soulsby.
George R.A. Tovell.
John Pattinson Walker.
Reuben White.
NamesNUT056
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