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Plaques 1914-18 Heaton United Methodist

Reference

H91.23

Place

HEATON

Original Location

Heaton Road Methodist Church., Heaton Road. One of a matching pair on either side of altar.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 4/7/1920 by Councillor H. Benson

Memorial Description

Plaque. There is a narrow border of a wavy line culminating in roundels at each corner. The words "Heaton United Methodist Church" are incorporated at the top. The names are listed in two columns divided by vertical lines. The letters are in elongated Roman capitals for the dedication and names, and sans serif for the quotation.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

To the Glory of God / and in immortal honour of the following / all of whom made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War / 1914-1919. "These laid the world away; poured out the red / Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be / Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene / That men call age; and those who would have been / Their sons, they gave, their immortality."

Names

8 full names.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

R. Robinson of Newcastle.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell; W.H. Robinson

Newcastle Daily Journal 05/07/1920 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle 05/07/1920 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
�These laid the world away . . .� : from The Dead Rupert Brooke, first line of which is �Blow out, you bugles, over the rich dead�.

Links to Source Material :

Illustrated Chronicle 1920 07 05 Mon

Illustrated Chronicle 1920 07 06 Tue

Research acknowledgements

Philip Thirkell; Michael Newrick; W.H. Robinson (Heaton Methodist Church); Dorothy Hall

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Plaques 1914-18 Heaton United Methodist (H91.23)

HEATON, Heaton Road Methodist Church.

   HEATON UNITED METHODIST CHURH

   To the Glory of God

   and in immortal honour of the following

   all of whom made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War

   1914-1919.

   John Hughes, B.A., B.Sc.   John Joseph Maughan,

   James Jamieson,            Edward P. Mosley,

   George Jones,              William Simpson,

   Robert G. Mair,            Robert Skelton.

   "These laid the world away; poured out the red

   Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be

   Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene

   That men call age; and those who would have been

   Their sons, they gave, their immortality."

NamesH91.23

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