Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew Presbyterian
Reference
B145.04
Place
BLACKHILL
Map ref
0951
Original Location
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, now United Reformed Church. Left hand side of entrance to the church. Closed
Present Location
Consett and District Heritage Initiative, The Lodge Blackhill Park
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 31st October 1920 by Mr. S.F. Annandale, The Briary, Shotley Bridge
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 5 inches high x 1 foot 7 inches wide shaped like an scroll with the top and bottom ends curled. This is of white marble and is set on a black marble pattress with slightly pointed top 3 feet high x 2 feet 2 inches wide. The lettering of the dedication is in Gothic script, the names in elaborate Roman capitals, the quotation in italics and the details of the erection in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
White marble on black marble.
Inscription
In Memory / of those who laid down their lives / in the Great War 1914 - 1918 / ( Names)
"Greater love hath no man then this "
Erected by the members of the / congregation
"Greater love hath no man then this "
Erected by the members of the / congregation
Names
Who commissioned
Congregation
Cost
£32 10 shillings
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
John Lowes & Sons, Durham
Notes
1. The Roll of Honour B145.05 lists 2 more fallen than this plaque - R Miller and W Walker.
2. Rev. John Mitchell 1911-1920 was on war service in 1917. His predecessor Rev. Alexander Baillie 1869-1911 returned to the Church in 1917 and during a vacancy in 1920.
3. St. Andrew's Church closed in 2019.
2. Rev. John Mitchell 1911-1920 was on war service in 1917. His predecessor Rev. Alexander Baillie 1869-1911 returned to the Church in 1917 and during a vacancy in 1920.
3. St. Andrew's Church closed in 2019.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Northern Echo 01/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 05/11/1920 reports unveiling.
St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Durham Road, Blackhill, Co. DurhamEditor K.S.Cameron 1979 - gives details re Rev. Mitchell
Church Records September 2007
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
Northern Echo 01/11/1920 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 05/11/1920 reports unveiling.
St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Durham Road, Blackhill, Co. Durham
Church Records September 2007
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . .” St.John 15 v 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders, Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Andrew Presbyterian (B145.04)
BLACKHILL St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
In Memory
of those who laid down their lives
in the Great War 1914 - 1918
Lieut. A. Taylor R.G.A.
Sergt. Geo. Frazer N.F.
“ T. Hunter N.F.
Pte. R. Fowler R.S.F.
“ J.C. Gainsborough D.L.I.
“ W. Jerrison D.L.I.
“ R. Tait N.F.
“ J. Stewart R. Scots
“ W. Robinson N.F.
"Greater love hath no man then this "
Erected by the members of the
congregation
NamesB145.04
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