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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Primitive Methodist

Reference

H62.07

Place

HIRST

Original Location

Hirst Primitive Methodist Church

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 30th October 1920 by Sir Thomas Oliver of Newcastle.

Memorial Description

Plaque 21 inches high x 33 inches wide. The plaque has been inscribed to give the look of a temple with a slight gable roof at centre top. Inside this, the top has been divided into three panels. In the centre is a wreath with the words �Roll of Honour� inside. In the left hand panel is the church details and in the right hand panel is the place name. The whole of the bottom panel contains the dedication and the names. The names are in two columns divided by a vertical line. The quotation is carried in the border at the bottom. Lettering is a mix of Roman and sans serif capitals.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

"Roll of Fallen"
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends"

Names

9 full names.
See transcript

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

E.H. Thew, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Notes

1. This is in private hands. It came from the Second Avenue Methodist when it was closed, but its previous history of how it came to be there is unknown.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

Morpeth Herald 05/11/1920 carries the report of the unveiling.

Source of quotation
�Greater love hath no man . . .� St. John 15 v 13.

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1920 11 05 Fri

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown; William Bell

Research In Progress

Alan Grint is researching the names on this memorial.

Contact: Ashington War Memorials

Roll of Honour 1914-18 Primitive Methodist (H62.07)

HIRST, Primitive Methodist Church.

   Primitive      "Roll

   Methodist       of          Hirst

   Church          Fallen"

   To the Glory of God and in Grateful memory

   of the Men who gave their lives in the cause of Freedom in the

   Great War 1914-1919

   Henry Burn Campbell     Edward T. Miles

   John Campbell           John Wm. Moffatt

   Robert E. Cuthbert      John J. Randall

   Walter Ethelridge       George Westle

                   Edward West

   "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends".

NamesH62.07

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