Memorial Details
Memorial
Lectern 1914-18 1939-45 Falklands St. John
Reference
K9.01
Place
KILLINGWORTH
Map ref
NZ 279709
Original Location
St. John the Evangelist Church, West Lane, Killingworth.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Falklands 1982.
b. 1939-45
c. Falklands 1982.
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Surnames and initials recorded on lectern in 1922. Unveiled 19th February 1922 by John Reed of West Moor. Dedicated by Dr. Wild, Bishop of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Lectern, 55 inches high, with book rest 24½ inches wide and 21 inches high, resting on an octagonal splayed foot. On the front at the top is carved an angel carrying a laurel wreath, standing in a traceried arch, with his feet resting on a carved column. The dedication is carved in Roman lower case, the lettering on either side of the angel is inside panels defined by a cable border. The names are incised in Roman capitals on the book rest, those from 1914-18 on right and left and those from 1939-45 and the Falklands in the centre.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
a. To the / Glory of / God / and in / memory / of those / from this / part of the / Parish
who gave / their / lives for / God, / King and / Country / in the / Great War / 1914-1918.
b. 1939-45
c. Falkland Islands / (name) / 1982.
who gave / their / lives for / God, / King and / Country / in the / Great War / 1914-1918.
b. 1939-45
c. Falkland Islands / (name) / 1982.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Hicks and Charlwood, Architects, Newcastle.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding
Alnwick & County Gazette 25/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 20/02/1922 reports unveiling with photo of lectern.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.765, 30/09/1921
Northern Echo 20/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 22/08/1919 reports memorial service;
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 20/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Alnwick & County Gazette 25/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 20/02/1922 reports unveiling with photo of lectern.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.765, 30/09/1921
Northern Echo 20/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 25/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 22/08/1919 reports memorial service;
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 20/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Sally Bird; the late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Killingworth L.H.S.; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Lectern 1914-18 1939-45 Falklands St. John (K9.01)
KILLINGWORTH, St. John the Evangelist Church.
On front of lectern:
To the who gave
Glory of their
God lives for
and in God
memory King and
of those Country
from this in the
part of the Great War
Parish 1914-1918
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On book rest:
1914-18 In Memoriam 1914-18
M. Allan A. Langford
H. Bennett 1939-45 T. Logan
J. Bennett C.F. Margetson
G.R. Bolton B. Charlton A. Mason
F. Bridges L. Dodds P. McDonald
P. Brown A. Douglas C. McGregor
R.H. Brown D.L. Grant T. Morley
J.R.P. Brown S. Gibson G. Moon
J.T. Cowell J.S. Gibson C.T. Nattrass
I. Cowen G.A. Hays J. Prudhoe
E. Cross J. Lashley J. Raine
D.M. Dawson W.H. Lumsden E. Reed
R. Dawson J.D. McMenzie D. Reed
G. Dodd D.M. Telford G.A. Reilly
J.A.H.E. Dodds J.E. Telford W. Ridley
C. Drummond S.V. Thompson J. Robinson
J. Duffey W. Walton J. Robson
E.V. Ferguson J. Thompson G.M. Sancaster
R. Fisher T.M. Sancaster
W.H. Forster A. Stoves
T. Gibson Falkland Islands G. Summerbell
G. Hall E. Tait
T.H. Hartley Colin Davison J.A. Tenant
R. Hedley J. Thompson
J.R. Hewitt 1982. J. Tubman
W. Hindmarsh H. Waite
I. Hudson A. Wardle
E. Jobson J. Weddell
J.E. Kenny J.H. White
J.W. Kenny A. Willis
W. Kinghorn A. Wilson
NamesK9.01
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