Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 United Methodist
Reference
C109.01
Place
CATCHGATE
Map ref
1651
Original Location
Methodist Church (Closed)
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
May 1916
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour 1 foot 8 inches high x 1 foot 5 inches wide set in an ornate gilded frame 2 inches wide. There is a border of roses and leaves. To top right and left are elongated shields bearing left the cross of St.George and right the lion of England. At centre top is the figure of Britannia with the name of the church on scrolls above and beside her. On either side of her also is an oval containing a scene of left a land battle and right a sea battle. At centre bottom is the royal crest in a laurel wreath with the words “For Honour and Country” in a scroll at each side.
The names are listed in three columns, the names handwritten in black, with the annotation of those killed in red beside the name.
The names are listed in three columns, the names handwritten in black, with the annotation of those killed in red beside the name.
Materials used
Paper behind glass.
Inscription
United Methodist / Church / Catchgate / Roll of Honour / The European War
Names
Notes
1. This was originally Catchgate Methodist Free Church -- opened in 1903 and closed on 17th December 2017. It is situated on the corner of North Road (the main road) and Ryde Terrace. It still contains the memorials listed on the website, including those from St. John's Wesleyan Methodist Church which closed in 1963. What will happen to them when Catchgate MC closes is not known.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Stanley News 11/05/1916 reports dedication
Stanley News 11/05/1916 reports dedication
External web link
Additional Notes
09/11/2017; Dorothy Hall visited, took photos and left contact leaflet
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Tom Ayer
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 United Methodist (C109.01)
CATCHGATE Methodist Church
United Methodist
Church Catchgate
Roll of Honour
The European War
Horace F Hardiman(killed) George Brown Joseph Bundy
John Herdman Eustace Maddison Robert Muse
William H. Awde Richard Lauder Wilson Ridley
Wheatley Jackson Nathaniel McKie William Haw
William H. Handcock Arthur Simpson Joseph Stoker
Joseph Armstrong Christopher Westgarth Edward Harris
William Robson William H. Bidgood Stanley E. Harris
Thomas Robson George Collicott Selby Jobes
John McGarry Thomas Robson Thomas E. Ordeaven
John Adamson John Blackie John W. Beckham
Christopher G. Bates William Carr (killed) William Tucker
Thomas Foster Thomas Fenwick Thomas Hall
Robert Harrison William M. Mowbray R.B. Ridley
William Robson James Gilroy Geo. A. Bidgood
John Robson Robert A. Kirton William Garbutt
Thomas Robson Thomas Humes Henry Shield
Robinson Beckham(killed) Aaron Green Sidney Williamson
Jasper Beckham Alfred Ridley Samuel Collins
George Beckham Robert Hall (killed) Thomas Bates
George E. Armstrong John G. Moore
For Honour and Country
Names C109.01
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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