Memorial Details
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Memorial
Piano 1914-18 Thornley Primitive Methodist
Reference
T54.05
Place
THORNLEY (Easington)
Original Location
Thornley Primitive Methodist Church, Bow Street, Thornley
Present Location
Unknown
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Piano opened by Mr. M.F. Stephenson of Wheatley Hill.
Memorial Description
Piano of panelled oak.
In the centre is a brass plaque bearing the dedication.
In the centre is a brass plaque bearing the dedication.
Materials used
Brass plaque, oak piano.
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of / (names)
Greater love hath no man than this.
Also as a thank offering to the 52 men who safely returned. Primitive Methodist Church, Thornley.
Greater love hath no man than this.
Also as a thank offering to the 52 men who safely returned. Primitive Methodist Church, Thornley.
Names
Notes
1. From the church, 60 members and friends had served, of whom 6 died.
2. The Church closed when the new church at Dunelm Road opened in 1968.
2. The Church closed when the new church at Dunelm Road opened in 1968.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Northern Daily Mail 11/01/1921 reports dedication.
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/01/1921 reports dedication.
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
Auckland and County Chronicle 12/01/1921 reports dedication.
The Employees and Residents of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill. Their contribution in the Great War 1914-1918 Fred Bromilow and Owen Rowland. Wheatley Hill History Club, 2006.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
Wheatley Hill History Club have researched the names on this memorial. See book details above.
Piano 1914-18 Thornley Primitive Methodist (T54.05)
THORNLEY Primitive Methodist Church
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted from a newspaper report
and has not been compared with the original
nor with a good photograph.
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Sacred to the memory of
Corpl. Edward Smith
Lce.Cpl. W. Wick
Pte. Geo. S. Rivers
Pte. W. Wood
Cpl. H. Griffiths
? P.J. Coldwell
Greater love hath no man than this.
Also as a thank offering to the
52 men who safely returned.
Primitive Methodist Church, Thornley.
NamesT54.05
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