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Communion table 1939-45 St. Andrew Presbyterian

Reference

B145.06

Place

BLACKHILL

Map ref

951

Original Location

St. Andrew�s Presbyterian Church, now United Reformed. Closed.

Present Location

Consett and District Heritage Initiative, The Lodge Blackhill Park

Which war

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Dedicated and unveiled September 14th 1947

Memorial Description

Communion Table 2 feet 6 inches high x 5 feet long x 2 feet deep of bench type with dropped edge which carries rosettes in half relief at intervals. At centre front is a panel 1 foot 3 inches high by 1 foot 2 inches wide which carries the dedication. The lettering is in gilded Roman capitals.

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

To the glory of God / and in memory of / names) / who gave their lives / for King and Country / 1939-1945

Names

5 full names.
See transcript.

How money was raised

Members and adherents of the church

Notes

1. Rev C. Lawrence conducted the service

2. Rev. Cyril Lawrence 1939-1948 was ordained in 1939 and served in Blackhill during the difficult days of the Second World War combining his parish duties with those of chaplain to the nearby military hospital.

3. St. Andrew's Church closed 2019.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Durham Road, Blackhill, Co. Durham Editor K.S.Cameron 1979 - gives details of Rev. Lawrence

Church records September 2007

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

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Communion table 1939-45 St. Andrew Presbyterian (B145.06)

BLACKHILL St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

   To the glory of God

   and in memory of

   William Bamber

   George Campbell

   Stewart Davison

   Douglas Dale

   William Parkinson

   who gave their lives

   for King and Country

   1939-1945

NamesB145.06

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