Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 Holly Hill Methodist

Felling

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 Holly Hill Methodist (F32.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: F32.03

Parish: Felling

Original Location:

Holly Hill Methodist (closed)

Present Location:

Coldwell Street Methodist.

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Brass

Inscription:

1939-1945
Robert Arnell Thomas Tait

Memorial Description:

Plaque 2 inches high x 12 inches wide (51mm x 304 mm) set on a pattress below the one for 1914-18.

Lettering is in Roman capitals throughout, the dates in red and the names blackened.

Names:

See above.

Notes:

1. Following a fire at Coldwell Street, the congregation moved to Holly Hill until the present building (Felling Methodist Church) was opened. Holly Hill was demolished due to dry rot and to help pay for the new church building. The plaque was moved to Coldwell Street in 1980.

2. See Robert Arnell’s Every Name a Story entry

3. Thomas Tait cannot be identified in CWGC entries without more information.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Alan Little