Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
A6.01
Place
ALLENDALE
Map ref
NY836557
Original Location
Wesleyan Methodist Church, Shield Street
Present Location
The church is now Trinity Methodist.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled July 1920 by Lt. Col. H.C. Millican, O.B.E, T.D. of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Two stained glass windows, with arched tops.
Window 1 shows Jesus in a red robe looking to the left, with left hand extended. Below are names of those who served, listed in two columns, followed by the dates “1914-1919”.
Window 2 shows a soldier, wounded in the head, leaning on a tree stump, looking towards Jesus in window 1.
Below is the inscription and 4 names of those who died listed in two columns. All lettering is painted in black elaborate capitals.
Window 1 shows Jesus in a red robe looking to the left, with left hand extended. Below are names of those who served, listed in two columns, followed by the dates “1914-1919”.
Window 2 shows a soldier, wounded in the head, leaning on a tree stump, looking towards Jesus in window 1.
Below is the inscription and 4 names of those who died listed in two columns. All lettering is painted in black elaborate capitals.
Inscription
Window 1: (Those who served)
(Names)
1914-1919
Window 2 : (Those who fell)
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide,
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee.
Help of the helpless O abide with me.
In honoured memory of
(Names)
who made the supreme sacrifice
1914-1919
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee.
Help of the helpless O abide with me.
In honoured memory of
(Names)
who made the supreme sacrifice
Names
Cost
£180
Present condition
Church altered and refurbished 1989
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Victor Noble Rainbird; Made by Reed, Millican and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Dorothy Handcock; P. Thirkell
Alnwick and County Gazette 24/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Journal 31/01/1920 reports proposal to erect stained glass windows; 20/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Haltwhistle Echo 23/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 06/02/1920 reports approval of design.
Source of quotation
“Abide with me, fast falls the eventide” First verse of Hymn "Songs of Praise" No.437 by H.F. Lyte 1793-1847
Alnwick and County Gazette 24/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Journal 31/01/1920 reports proposal to erect stained glass windows; 20/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Haltwhistle Echo 23/07/1920 reports unveiling.
Hexham Weekly News 06/02/1920 reports approval of design.
Source of quotation
“Abide with me, fast falls the eventide” First verse of Hymn "Songs of Praise" No.437 by H.F. Lyte 1793-1847
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Handcock, Allendale Local History Society; J. Brown; Michael Newrick; P. Thirkell; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
See link above
Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (A6.01)
Window 1. (Picture of Jesus)
E. Harold Payne G.W. Ernest Bell
J.W. Pickering Roland S. Bell
W.R. Simpson Bertie Bell
H. Stephenson Joseph W. Dixon
J. Stephenson Lancelot D. Edgar
William A. Edgar Bertie Lowe
A. Henderson Thomas L. Stobbs
C. Hetherington Joseph Thirlwell
T. Hutchinson T. Thompson
1914-1919
Window 2. (Picture of Soldier)
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless O abide with me.
In honoured memory of
H.L. Sinclair Fred. T. Glendinning
W.W. Glenwright John J. Glendinning
Who made the supreme sacrifice
NameA6.01
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Parish Notes
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