Memorial Details

Holy Trinity Church 1914-18

J1.02

JESMOND

NZ 261660

Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond Road.

1914-18

Foundation stone laid 2nd October 1920 by Mrs. W.T. Sanderson. Dedicated 24th September 1922 by Dr. Wild, Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Church in Gothic style. This Church is considered to be the memorial church for Northumberland and Newcastle.
There are stained glass windows, each dedicated to a unit or branch of service, with the relevant badge at the foot.
There is a plaque with a raised patterned border which bears the dedication in raised Roman capitals, using a ‘V’ for ‘U’.
On a pillar is a stone laid by parents of sons who died.

Local stone, partly from Kenton and partly from Windy Nook. The pitch pine roof is covered with Westmorland slate.

On plaque:
The nave and tower of this
Chvrch were given by Mr. and
Mrs. R.S. Dalgliesh & family
as a memorial to all those
of this city, Tyneside and
Northvmberland who fell
in the Great War 1914-1918.
The bvilding was consecrated in 1922.

On Stone: This stone was laid
on
October 2nd 1920
by
Mrs. William John Sanderson
whose sons
Philip and Euan
were of the Fellowship
of Northvmbrians
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Great War.

None

Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Dagleish and family

Designed by Hoare and Wheeler, Architects, London & Hicks and Charlwood, Newcastle on Tyne.
Builders: J. & W. Lowery, Ltd., Newcastle;
Stained glass: A.K. Nicholson, London;
Stone carving, reredos and panelling, choir stalls: Ralph

1. "Built as a War Memorial Church commemorating those who gave their lives in the 1914-18 war. The small chapel was already built and used for worship before being added to in 1922. The main areas of interest in the building are the memorial window, made as one set, each in memory of a different regiment and covering all the services...." (Guide to the Anglican Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland")

2. "H.M.S. Valentine, the destroyer sent to the Tyne for the consecration of the Holy Trinity War Memorial Church, Newcastle, left the river yesterday at 7.00 am" (Shields Daily News, Sept. 27th 1922)

3. "The chancel and chapel were built some years ago and the portion then built was erected to the memory of the late Mr. Gurney Hoare. Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Dalgliesh and family have undertaken to complete the building as a war memorial and a thankoffering for victory . . . the windows . . . will . . . serve as a special memorial to the Northumbrian, Newcastle and Tyneside units of His Majesty's Forces who fell in the war . . ."

4. The stained glass windows are dedicated thus:
North aisle
St. Columba & St. Paulinus - Royal Engineers & Royal Army Service Corps;
St. Aidan & St. Ebba - Royal Regiment of Artillery; St. Cuthbert and St. Oswald - Royal Naval Air Service & Royal Flying Corps;
St. Benedict Biscop & Ven. Bede - Auxiliary Services of H.M. Fleet;
St. Wilfrid & St. Hilda - Royal Army Ordnance Corps;
South aisle from west end:
St. Nicholas, Patron saint of Newcastle upon Tyne and also Patron Saint of Sailors and Boys. Window dedicated to the youth of Newcastle upon Tyne and also the Navy and Mercantile Marine.
Epiphany window - Northumberland Fusiliers;
Baptism window - Durham Light Infantry;
Call of St. Peter - The Allies America, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Serbia, Roumania, Montenegro;
Christ walking on the Water - Royal Navy;
The Good Samaritan - Royal Army Medical Corps and British Red Cross;
Morning chapel
St. Paul & St. Luke - Mercantile Marine;
St. Matthew and St. Mark - Northumberland Hussars;
Magdalene and Mary - Women’s Royal Navy Service and Queen Mary’s Army Auxillary Service.

5. “At the end of the 1914-18 war Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Dagliesh decided to complete the church as a threefold memorial – a thanksgiving for victory; a permanent thanksgiving for the fact that none of their family was lost in the war; and in commemoration of those of their native county, and especially the men of Tyneside, who had given their lives for their country”. First hundred years of Jesmond Parish Church

6. The weathervane in the form of a model cargo steamer was donated as a “memorial to the cargo steamers and their crews of all ranks, who managed those ship”. Over 15,000 men of the Mercantile Marine were lost during 1939-45.

7. After laying the foundation stone, Mrs. Sanderson was presented with a silver trowel.

8. Mrs. Sanderson’s own two sons Philip Noel and G. Euan were killed in the Great War.

9. The building of the church began in 1905, and after the Great War was made into a War Memorial.

Photos: P. Thirkell; D. Elcox

Shields Daily News 27/09/1922 reports news in Note 2 above.

Newcastle Daily Journal 17/09/1920 reports proposed laying of foundation stone on 02/10/1920. "There will be no invitations sent out, as the church is being built as a memorial to all Northumbrians and Tynesiders who were killed in the war, and as a thank offering for victory, so that everyone is invited". 29/09/1920 reports information in Note (3) above.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 13/05/1922 page 6 carries a brief article about the model cargo steamer mounted on the steeple.

Illustrated Chronicle carries a photo of HMS Valentine lying at Newcastle Quayside; 16/09/1922 reports programme of events; 17/09/1920 reports proposed laying of foundation stone; 04/10/1920 reports laying of foundation stone; 18/09/1922 reports visit of H.M.S. Valentine; 22/9/1922 has photo of church to be dedicated on Saturday; 25/09/1922 reports unveiling with photos.

Northern Echo 17/09/1920 reports laying of foundation stone on 2nd Oct. coming; 15/09/1922 reports proposed official opening on 24th Sept.; 25/09/1922 reports unveiling.

North Mail 04/10/1920 reports laying of foundation stone.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 09/10/1920 reports foundation stone laying.

Hull Daily Mail 25/09/1922 reports the dedication ceremony and visit by H.M.S. Valentine.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 2/10/1920 reports proposed laying of foundation stone; 4/10/1920 reports laying of foundation stone

St.George’s Gazette Vol XL (1922) 31st October pages 162-3 reports unveiling.

The Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity, Jesmond London press of St.Ethelburga the Virgin Within Bishopsgate (no date but c1923) page 39

First hundred years of Jesmond Parish Church Jefferson J.L. No Publisher, 1961.

Holy Trinity War Memorial Parish Church Church leaflet

Holy Trinity War Memorial Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, Consecrated September 24th 1922 book of sepia photographs owned by the Church.

Holy Trinity, War Memorial, Parish Church. “The Legend of its Windows” by Rev. S.E. Pritchard, MC., TD., MA., 1964, written to mark the Jubilee of the World War.

Illustrated Chronicle 1920 09 17 Fri

Illustrated Chronicle 1920 10 04 Mon

Northern Echo 1920 09 17 Fri

Northern Echo 1922 09 07 Thu

Northern Echo 1922 09 15 Fri

Northern Echo 1922 09 25 Mon

The late R.W. Gould; the late D.F. McGuire (Friends of Jesmond Dene); M. Newrick; P. Thirkell; Doreen Elcox; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; Patrick Easen; Peter Schofield

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