Plaque Choir 1914-18 Hill Street Methodist

Hill Street United Methodist Church.
Later Methodist Church, Princes Street.
On the liturgical north wall, near the organ.

Methodist Church, Princes Street.

On the north wall

1914-18

Unveiled ?November 1921 by Rev. C. Taylor, Scotswood.

Bronze plaque on wood pattress.

In loving memory of the
members of the Choir of
this church who gave
their lives in the Great
War 1914-1918.

“We loved them in life let us honour them in death”

On smaller plaque :
This memorial
was removed from the
Hill Street Church
A.D. 1938

Plaque, on wood pattress, total size 24 inches high x 30 inches wide (60cms x 76cms).

The top edge has a very shallow rounded top.

At centre top of the plaque is an enamelled shield bearing a white Maltese cross with a helmeted inward-facing head in each quarter, also in white, on a dark blue background.

On either side is a pattern of grapes and vine leaves raised in half relief.

The names are listed in two columns underneath the dedication, all lettering is in raised Roman capitals, on a pecked background.

Beneath is a smaller brass plaque 2½ inches high x 6 inches wide (6cms x 15cms) giving the history of the plaque.

1. Until the union of the three strands of Methodism in 1932 the Princes Street Church had been used by the Wesleyan Methodists. The United Methodists had worshipped in Hill Street until that church was closed in 1938, and the Primitive Methodists had worshipped in the Market Place Church until it closed in 1985.

Photos: C.N. Dallison; Carol Knight; Tony Harding

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
03/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“We loved them in life . . .” Not ascertained.

Colin N. Dallison;
Carol Knight;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall

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