Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist
Reference
B156.03
Place
BUTTERKNOWLE
Map ref
1025
Original Location
Methodist Church
Present Location
In entrance lobby of Village Hall from 2007
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 6th January 1925 by Captain Richardson of Bishop Auckland.
Memorial Description
Plaque, very plain. Lettering is in sand serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
In loving memory / of / (Names) / Killed in action / 1914 – 1918 /
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
Names
Who commissioned
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clark
Notes
1. It is not clear which of the two memorials in the church (B156.02 and B156.03) relates to the Primitive Methodist Church or the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
2. This plaque was kept temporarily in the church at Lynesack. It was then kept by Mr. Paul Simpson until a suitable new location was found.
2. This plaque was kept temporarily in the church at Lynesack. It was then kept by Mr. Paul Simpson until a suitable new location was found.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John & Mavis Dixon
Auckland & County Chronicle 15/01/1925 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
Auckland & County Chronicle 15/01/1925 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
External web link
Research acknowledgements
John and Mavis Dixon; Paul Simpson; Jeanette Newell (Barnard Castle Library); Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Kevin Richardson is researching the names on this memorial
Contact:
knrichardson53@gmail.com
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist (B156.03)
BUTTERKNOWLE Formerly in Methodist Chapel.
In loving memory
----- of -----
Pte. Fred Atkinson
Pte. John George Gargett
Killed in action
--- 1914 – 1918 ---
Lest we forget
NamesB156.03
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Parish Notes
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