Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Mission Church
Reference
H38.02
Place
HEDLEY ON THE HILL
Original Location
Mission Church ?
Present Location
St.George's, Mickley, on north wall of nave.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled May 1920 by Lieut. Col. Robb of Hexham; dedicated by Canon Kempson of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Plaque. There is a wide patterned border comprising blocks of squared leaf-shaped patterns placed at regular intervals. The words "Our glorious dead" are in italics, the rest of the inscription is in an elaborate Roman upper and lower case lettering. The names are listed in two columns.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in proud memory of / the men of this village / who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-1918
"Our Glorious Dead"
"Our Glorious Dead"
Names
Notes
1. Although stated to be from the Mission Church, it is highly probable that this came from now demolished Village Institute Hall at Hedley on the Hill, which was erected as a War Memorial to villagers who died. See H38.01.
2. The Diocesan faculty allows the plaque “previously in former Welfare Hall in village” to be placed in the church immediately beneath the existing plaque.
2. The Diocesan faculty allows the plaque “previously in former Welfare Hall in village” to be placed in the church immediately beneath the existing plaque.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding; Paul Graham
Illustrated Chronicle 08/05/1920 reports unveiling of ‘marble’ plaque.
The Northumberland Village Book (Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes, 1994).
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 3753 22/05/1977.
Illustrated Chronicle 08/05/1920 reports unveiling of ‘marble’ plaque.
The Northumberland Village Book (Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes, 1994).
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 3753 22/05/1977.
Research acknowledgements
Prudhoe Local History Society; Janet Brown; Rev. Alan Bill; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Mission Church (H38.02)
HEDLEY ON THE HILL
To the Glory of God
and in proud memory of
the men of this village
who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1918
M. Jackson C. Steele
W.T. Moore G. Stevenson
H.M. Newton J. Tarn
R. Towler
"Our Glorious Dead"
NamesH38.02
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