Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Jesmond Methodist
Reference
J1.17
Place
JESMOND
Map ref
NZ 252 665.
Original Location
Jesmond Methodist Church St., St.George’s Terrace/Coniston Avenue, NE2 2DL (United Methodist)
Present Location
Currently in a first floor store room. Moved some time in the 1990s.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque, 60cm high x 30cm wide set in wood frame. There is a double line border culminating in a pattern in each corner. Names are in a single column. Lettering is in Roman capitals for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names.
Underneath is an additional plaque, 20cm high x 50cm wide, for 1939-45 added later. It has a single line white border. The lettering is in white Roman capitals throughout.
Underneath is an additional plaque, 20cm high x 50cm wide, for 1939-45 added later. It has a single line white border. The lettering is in white Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Brass plaque in oak frame.
Inscription
a. This tablet is dedicated / to the Glory of God in / proud and loving memory of the / undermentioned members of / this Church and Congregation / who gave their lives in the / cause of freedom / during the Great War 1914-1918
b. also during / the World War 1939-1945
b. also during / the World War 1939-1945
Names
Ownership and maintenance
Ownership or maintenance Trustees of Jesmond Methodist Church.
Notes
1. The original Jesmond Methodist Church in Clayton Street was closed and the Congregation merged with the West Jesmond Methodist in St.George’s Terrace. The name was abbreviated to simply Jesmond Methodist.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Richard Johnson; Tony Harding
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 01/05/1920 reports memorial service with collection for a memorial plaque and a roll of honour which “is being prepared”.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . . . . .” John 15 v 13.
“They also died that we might live”: adapted from the poem “Hail! and Farewell!” by John Oxenham.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 01/05/1920 reports memorial service with collection for a memorial plaque and a roll of honour which “is being prepared”.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man . . . . . .” John 15 v 13.
“They also died that we might live”: adapted from the poem “Hail! and Farewell!” by John Oxenham.
Research acknowledgements
Richard Johnson, Chelmsford; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Jesmond Methodist (J1.17)
JESMOND Methodist Church
This tablet is dedicated
to the Glory of God in
proud and loving memory of the
undermentioned members of
this Church and Congregation
who gave their lives in the
cause of freedom
during the Great War 1914-1918
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Private E.R. Chapman
Royal Army Medical Corps
Killed in action April 1918
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Private C.F. Chapman
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died in France June 1916
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Private T. Laws
Scottish Rifles
Killed in action February 1917
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Sapper W.T. Whyte
Royal Engineers
Killed in action June 1917
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Private S. Smallwood, 15th D.L.I.
Missing May 1918
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Lower plaque
Also during
the World War 1939-1945
Lavinia Binns, Private A.T.S.
Died on Service
Robert Edgar Evans, Capt. 6th D.L.I.
Killed in action
Robert Johnson, Flt.Sgt. R.A.F.
Killed in action
“They also died that we might live”.
NamesJ1.17
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