Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Glebe Methodist
Reference
W101.06
Place
WESTOE
Map ref
NZ 369659
Original Location
Glebe Methodist Church, Corner of Westoe Road, Dean Road, Westoe. (Demolished)
Present Location
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ref: TWCMS N2476 Ocean Road. NZ365673
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque. There is a single line red border. Names are listed in three columns. Lettering is a mix of fonts.
Materials used
Brass plaque.
Inscription
This tablet is erected / in token of deep and great appreciation of the / young men of this church and Sunday School / who served in the Great War 1914-1918 / and in loving memory of / those of their number below mentioned / who made the supreme sacrifice.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Names
Present condition
Good
Ownership and maintenance
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Notes
1. A brass plaque tells the story of the beginnings of the church:
To the Glory of God / The first Glebe Church was built in the year 1823 / and rebuilt in 1865. / The present Glebe Church and Schools were erected 1889 / and the classrooms added in 1904. / Hitherto hath the Lord Helped us.
2. The classrooms were late sold to pay for the 1997 redecoration.
To the Glory of God / The first Glebe Church was built in the year 1823 / and rebuilt in 1865. / The present Glebe Church and Schools were erected 1889 / and the classrooms added in 1904. / Hitherto hath the Lord Helped us.
2. The classrooms were late sold to pay for the 1997 redecoration.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: James Pasby
South Shields Gazette 08/09/1977 reports re-opening of church after redecoration; 17/07/1982 and 16/09/1982 reports decision to close church due to serious structural problems; 22/07/1983 reports further deterioration; 04/03/1984; 31/03/1984 and 03/05/1984 report proposed final service; 08/05/1984 reports final weekend and exhibition; 25/11/1986 reports arson attack on building; church was demolished in 1987; 19/10/1990; 03/05/1991 reports proposed development
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . . .” John 15 v 13.
South Shields Gazette 08/09/1977 reports re-opening of church after redecoration; 17/07/1982 and 16/09/1982 reports decision to close church due to serious structural problems; 22/07/1983 reports further deterioration; 04/03/1984; 31/03/1984 and 03/05/1984 report proposed final service; 08/05/1984 reports final weekend and exhibition; 25/11/1986 reports arson attack on building; church was demolished in 1987; 19/10/1990; 03/05/1991 reports proposed development
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . . .” John 15 v 13.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
James Pasby; Tyne and Wear Archives; South Shields Museum & Art Gallery staff
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Plaque 1914-18 Glebe Methodist (W101.06)
Westoe Glebe Methodist Church
This tablet is erected
in token of deep and great appreciation of the
112 young men of this church and Sunday School
who served in the Great War, 1914-1918
and in loving memory of
those of their number below mentioned
who made the supreme sacrifice.
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Ball, George Davison, George Morgan, Fred.
Bottoms, Robert Davison, Thomas W. Teasdale, Thomas
Bottoms, Thomas Hall, John B. Wilson, William H.
Coltman, Robert Hitcham, Septimus Wright, Henry
Cox, Richard Laverick, Norman Welch, George
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Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
NamesW101.06
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