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Memorial

Organ 1914-18 United Methodist

Reference

E50.04

Place

EIGHTON BANKS

Original Location

United Methodist Church.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 26th November 1922 by Dr. William Thompson of Wrekenton.

Memorial Description

Organ reconstruction. The memorial plaque stretches across the breadth of the organ. On the side panels are the names of those who fell.

Materials used

Oak panel.

Names

12 full names.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Organ built by Mr. W. Lawson of South Shields.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Chester-le-Street Chronicle 01/12/1922 and 08/12/1922 report unveiling etc.

Illustrated Chronicle 27/11/1922 reports dedication with photo shown here.

External web link

Durham at War

Additional Research documents (click to download)

Eighton Banks Names research

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

Ann Norman and John Taylor have put together the research above Contact: jktay373@yahoo.co.uk

Organ 1914-18 United Methodist (E50.04)

EIGHTON BANKS	United Methodist Church.

The layout of this memorial and the wording

of the dedication are not known.

The following information has been extracted

from a press report and has not been compared

with the original nor a good photograph.

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   Matthew Coulson       Thomas Sanderson

   William Coulson       Matthew Newton

   Ernest Dodds          Frederick Stanners

   Collingwood Hunter    Arthur C. Webb

   Harold Liddle         William C. Webb

   Matthew Lowes         John M. Hunter.

   Note: Matthew and William Coulson are reported

   as being brothers.

NamesE50.04

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