Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaques Parish 1914-18 Christ Church
Reference
G39.051
Place
GATESHEAD
Map ref
NZ 254623
Original Location
Christ Church, Bewick Road / Gladstone Terrace, Bensham (closed). On west wall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled and dedicated January 17th 1921 by Bishop Ormesby
Memorial Description
Plaques, four identical, arch-shaped, 3 feet high x 2 feet wide (912mm x 608mm), placed two each on either side of a stained glass window, each carrying a list of names. Above the left hand pair is another plaque 1 foot high x 2 feet wide (304mm x 608mm) with corners removed which carries the dedication. Round all plaques is a single line border echoing the shape. All lettering is incised black sans serif capitals, apart from the first line of the dedication which is in Gothic lower case.
Materials used
White marble.
Inscription
In Grateful Memory of / the Men of this Parish / and Congregation / who gave their lives for us / in the Great War 1914-1918
Names
Notes
1. The church is now occupied by a Roman Catholic sect called Pius X. The memorials are to remain in situ.
2. The Memorials have been set into the Walls.
2. The Memorials have been set into the Walls.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; James Pasby
Illustrated Chronicle 18/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 18/01/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/01/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; James Pasby; Bill Heslop (Durham Diocesan Office); John L. Dixon; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaques Parish 1914-18 Christ Church (G39.051)
Gateshead, Christ Church, Bewick Road.
Top plaque
In Grateful Memory of
the Men of this Parish
and Congregation
who gave their lives for us
in the Great War 1914-1918
-----------------------------------------------------
Plaque 1 Plaque 2 Plaque 3 Plaque 4
Adamson J. Daley M. Laws A.E. Rutherford J.B.
Adams S.A. Dickenson T.H. Lee N. Ruddick T.H.
Agar G.A. Driver C.P. Logan W. Russell E.
Allison J. Dixon E. Lone J. Sanderson T.W.
Archbold W.E. Dixon M.G. Lillie H. Shafto W.
Armstrong E. Fairlamb W. Luke W.G. Shotton J.
Avery J. Fairlamb E. Laidler J. Smeaton J
Atkinson J. Fairlamb E.O. McGan J.G. Smith G.W.
Batie J.C. Fisher C. MacDougal W. Stephenson R.R.
Bell R. Fisher W. MacAlister R. Stamp W.N.
Blades W.H. Foster C.H. Maclure H.A. Sowerby G.
Blenkinsop W.M. Foster F.W. Maddison J.R. Sharp W.J.
Brooks J. Ford J.B. May M. Tait W.J.
Brown T. Foggan B. Mearns W. Thompson S.
Bruce J.A. Fetters W. Millar J.E. Taylor T.
Bruce R. Friskin G. Millar T. Todd A.E.
Buglass N. Gates H. Moffitt J. Tucker S.D.S.
Bloomfield R. Girdlestone W. Moore T. Turnbull G.
Carruthers R. Girdlestone H.J. Murphy J.S. Walsh R.
Carmichael R.O. Green C.A. Naylor T. Waud E.H.
Charlton T. Graham J.M. Ord B.P.D. Watson R.
Clarke F.F. Goldthorpe S. Parkinson S.S. Wharton D.L.
Clarke J.S. Golightly S. Patterson W. Wilson H.
Clark A. Hall N. Peary W. Wilson A.
Clark T.J. Hannor D. Pigg J.W. Walton E.A.
Clark R. Hancock W. Potter R.W. Wilkinson W.E.
Clark W. Higginbotham C. Pentney W.M. Youd J.L.
Clasper H.A. Hodgson R.V. Robson J.H. Young J.W.
Cloughton J. Huie F.W. Raper J. Young T.
Corney A.G. Iley C.C. Riseborough S. Waugh R.W.
Constantine R. Jewers T. Robson R.
Cundle T.W. Johnson N. Ross J.A.
Creighton J. Knox J. Russell R.F.
Rutherford J.M.
NamesG39.51
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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