Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ and Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
B135.10
Place
BARNARD CASTLE
Map ref
NZ 053165
Original Location
Trinity Methodist Church. Plaque is in the porch.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Good Friday, 14th April 1922, by Mrs. Hunton York, dedicated by Rev. H. Tregoning. Mrs. Hunton York also unveiled the plaque.
Memorial Description
Church organ.
There is a plaque which is divided into three panels, each divided into a lower and upper half. The top panels are devoted to the dedication of the organ to the memory of those who died. The lower halves are dedicated to those who served, the names carried in a single column on each panel. The lettering is in Roman lower case.
There is a plaque which is divided into three panels, each divided into a lower and upper half. The top panels are devoted to the dedication of the organ to the memory of those who died. The lower halves are dedicated to those who served, the names carried in a single column on each panel. The lettering is in Roman lower case.
Materials used
Organ “The organ case is of the finest, well-seasoned pitch pine, with front pipes of plain zinc.”
Plaque Oak?
Inscription
Top panel :
The Organ / in this Church is dedicated to the glory of God in sacred memory of / the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.
Lower panel: A thank offering for the Gracious providence who preserved the following to return to their homes.
The Organ / in this Church is dedicated to the glory of God in sacred memory of / the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.
Lower panel: A thank offering for the Gracious providence who preserved the following to return to their homes.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Organ made by Mr. James J. Binns of Bramley Organ Works, Leeds.
Notes
1. “Dedication of the Memorial Organ. The church organ is a memorial to seventeen young men of the church who died in the First World War, and was installed in thanksgiving for their lives and that eighty eight other young men from the church had been spared to return home safely. The organ was opened and the memorial tablet unveiled on Good Friday, April 14, 1922.
Earlier in the week the Teesdale Mercury informed the public that the instrument had been built by Mr. James J. Binns of the Bramley organ Works, Leeds. Details were given about the organ pipes and functioning, and the article concluded, ‘This action is guaranteed to be absolutely prompt and reliable, and with a clear repetition. The organ case is of the finest, well-seasoned pitch pine, with front pipes of plain zinc’.
The Good Friday service for the dedication of the organ and the unveiling of the tablet (now in the church porch) was conducted by the Rev. H. Tregoning, with an address by the Rev. A.F. Guile, Chairman of the District.
It must have been a breath-catching moment for everyone entering the church to see ‘the commanding arch which has always been a feature of the church’s archtiecture now quite filled with a magnificent new organ’. Mrs. Hunton York unlocked the organ and removed the Union Jack from the tablet, saying she felt it a great honour to be asked to do so.
The Rev. H. Tregoning said ‘The organ in the this church is dedicated to the glory of God in sacred memory of the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War’, reciting then the names of the men who died. After silent prayers of thanksgiving and consecration were offered.
The Rev. A.E. Guile in his address urged that all should look to Christ and fight under His lead to destroy evil and make war a thing of the past. ‘Abide with me’ and the Hallelujah Chorus were sung.” Centenary History 1994.
2. The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) has on its records organ No E01115 –Trinity Methodist Church, 1 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle. This was a new organ by J J Binns of Leeds fitted with Binns Patent Pneumatic Action, installed c1921. An electric blower was fitted c1926. The organ was still there when it was surveyed in 2005.
3. The present church started life as the Wesleyan Church and when the Primitive (Newgate) and Wesleyan (Galgate) were combined it became the Trinity Methodist Church.
Earlier in the week the Teesdale Mercury informed the public that the instrument had been built by Mr. James J. Binns of the Bramley organ Works, Leeds. Details were given about the organ pipes and functioning, and the article concluded, ‘This action is guaranteed to be absolutely prompt and reliable, and with a clear repetition. The organ case is of the finest, well-seasoned pitch pine, with front pipes of plain zinc’.
The Good Friday service for the dedication of the organ and the unveiling of the tablet (now in the church porch) was conducted by the Rev. H. Tregoning, with an address by the Rev. A.F. Guile, Chairman of the District.
It must have been a breath-catching moment for everyone entering the church to see ‘the commanding arch which has always been a feature of the church’s archtiecture now quite filled with a magnificent new organ’. Mrs. Hunton York unlocked the organ and removed the Union Jack from the tablet, saying she felt it a great honour to be asked to do so.
The Rev. H. Tregoning said ‘The organ in the this church is dedicated to the glory of God in sacred memory of the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War’, reciting then the names of the men who died. After silent prayers of thanksgiving and consecration were offered.
The Rev. A.E. Guile in his address urged that all should look to Christ and fight under His lead to destroy evil and make war a thing of the past. ‘Abide with me’ and the Hallelujah Chorus were sung.” Centenary History 1994.
2. The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) has on its records organ No E01115 –Trinity Methodist Church, 1 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle. This was a new organ by J J Binns of Leeds fitted with Binns Patent Pneumatic Action, installed c1921. An electric blower was fitted c1926. The organ was still there when it was surveyed in 2005.
3. The present church started life as the Wesleyan Church and when the Primitive (Newgate) and Wesleyan (Galgate) were combined it became the Trinity Methodist Church.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Simon Raine; John and Mavis Dixon
Centenary history carries a report on the unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 16/03/1922; 20/04/1922 reports unveiling
Northern Echo 15/04/1922 reports unveiling
Darlington & Stockton Times 15/04/1922 reports unveiling.
Teesdale – A second collection of old photographs (1994) Published by Parkin Raine. Lib.Ref. 942.861
National Pipe Organ Register
The People’s History – Barnard Castle (Tom Hutchinson)carries a photo of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, now demolished.
Centenary history carries a report on the unveiling.
Auckland and County Chronicle 16/03/1922; 20/04/1922 reports unveiling
Northern Echo 15/04/1922 reports unveiling
Darlington & Stockton Times 15/04/1922 reports unveiling.
Teesdale – A second collection of old photographs (1994) Published by Parkin Raine. Lib.Ref. 942.861
National Pipe Organ Register
The People’s History – Barnard Castle (Tom Hutchinson)carries a photo of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, now demolished.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; John and Mavis Dixon; Alan Vickers; Jim Sewell; Alan Farrar; Norman Jackson; Dorothy Hall
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Organ and Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (B135.10)
BARNARD CASTLE Methodist Church
Top panel
The Organ
in this Church is dedicated to the glory of God in sacred memory of
the following who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.
F. Breen T. Chapman J.H. Emerson J. Kipling A.V. Nevison S.T. Wearmouth
T.W. Brown W. Chapman G. Golightley F. Morley C.W. Raine G.W. Wilson
A.R. Burn R. Ebdon G.G.M. Higginbotham J. Ramsden M. Wilson
Lower panel
A thank offering for the Gracious providence who preserved the following to return to their homes.
R.S. Atkinson H.P. Friend W. Nixon
F. Addison A. Harris R.D. Ord
J. Addison W. Harris F. Parkin
S. Addison B. Hebdon H. Parkinson
T. Addison S. Hewitt W. Parkinson
T.W. Appleby E. Higginbotham G. Paul
R. Arrowsmith W. Hodgson W. Pearson
E. Atkinson W. Horseman E.W. Penman
G.D. Badcock F. Illsley J.W. Porter
H.C. Badcock W. Illsley F.E. Place
T.S. Bainbridge T.W. Ireland H.E. Raine
R. Barker P. Jackson G.W. Robinson
C. Bayles J.W. Jeffels J.G. Robson
G. Bell H. Jeffels R.W. Robson
A. Brewer R.B. Jeffels T.P. Robson
C. Brewer G.L. Jones J.D. Rudd
T. Brewer J.T. Kavanagh H. Rutherford
H. Brown J. Kearton F. Smith
W. Brown H.C. Kidd T. Stoddart
A. Chapman W.N. Kipling J. Swinbank
A.E. Chall W. Littlefair J.R. Walker
H.P. Dixon R. Jones R. Ward
J.G. Dobson C.A. Metcalfe E.J. Wilson
T. Dobson C.W. Milner F. Wilson
A. Drummond J. Milner J.B. Wilson
M. Drummond T.W. Milner J.P. Windross
A.W. Emerson R. Morley W.S. Windross
F.J. Foster W. Nelson J.V. Yeoman
H. Foster G.H. Nevison A.J. Young
G.W. Nixon
Good Friday 1922
NamesB135.10
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