Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Bridge Street Presbyterian
Reference
B42.16
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 310815
Original Location
Bridge Street Presbyterian Church (demolished c1955).
Present Location
The plaque was removed to the Co-operative Funeralcare Chapel of Rest on 11th November 2009.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Oct. 1922 by Capt. Kitkat, R.N. in the absence of Lieut.Col. J.H. Nicholson
Memorial Description
Plaque 24 inches high by 12 inches wide, very plain, mounted on a wood pattress. The names are listed in two columns using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in memory of the / men of the / congregation of / Bridge Street / Presbyterian Church / who fell in the Great / War 1914-1918
They died that we might live.
They died that we might live.
Names
Present condition
Good
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
W.H. Endean and Son.
Notes
1. A replacement memorial has been erected at Blyth United Reformed Church, Waterloo Road. See B42.42
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Jack Tait; George Robson
Blyth News 27/10/1922 reports unveiling
Blyth United Reformed Church Bicentenary 1776-1976; A History of Presbyterianism in Blyth over the past 200 years" by W.A. Thompson, BSc. (NRO: Ref P.280).
Morpeth Herald 27/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They died that we might live”
Hail! and Farewell! by John Oxenham
Blyth News 27/10/1922 reports unveiling
Blyth United Reformed Church Bicentenary 1776-1976; A History of Presbyterianism in Blyth over the past 200 years" by W.A. Thompson, BSc. (NRO: Ref P.280).
Morpeth Herald 27/10/1922 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“They died that we might live”
Hail! and Farewell! by John Oxenham
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society; J. Brown; Dorothy Hall; George Robson; Gary Stafford, funeralcare director
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Bridge Street Presbyterian (B42.16)
Blyth, Bridge Street Presbyterian Church.
To the Glory of God
and in memory of the
men of the
Congregation of
Bridge Street
Presbyterian Church
who fell in the
Great War 1914-1918
-------------
Allen, Robert C.
Blyth, John W.
Clark, Joseph T.
Clark, James
Farquharson, George
Finlayson, Charles
Graham, William
Harney, John
Hepple, Harry
Murray, George
Murray, Robert
Murray, Thomas
Patterson, Charles R.
Reay, Richard E.
Taylor, John
Turnbull, Thomas
Webster, John W.
"They died that we might live"
NamesB42.16
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Parish Notes
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