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Font 1914-18 Church of Scotland

Reference

NUT132

Place

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Map ref

NZ 256652

Original Location

St. Andrew�s Kirk (Church of Scotland), Sandyford Road / Grantham Road

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 12th March 1922 by Gen. Sir R.A. Kerr Montgomery; dedicated by Rev. R.H. Fisher of St.Cuthbert�s Church, Edinburgh, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to the King.

Memorial Description

Baptismal font of octagonal shape. On one face of the bowl is the badge of the Church of Scotland depicting the Burning Bush with the motto �Nec Tamen Consumebatur� (�But it was not consumed�). This has been incised. The dedication is in the face to the left of the badge, and the names followed by the quotation are on its right. Lettering is in a variety of fonts, with the names in sans serif capitals.

Materials used

Marble

Inscription

To / the Glory of God. / In / grateful & Affectionate / Memory of these, our beloved dead, / who so nobly made / the Supreme Sacrifice / in the Great War / 1914 � 1918.
�Greater love hath / no man than this� / St.John XV.13

Names

5 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Church

Notes

1. "At a recent business meeting in connection with the Church of Scotland last night, the Minister (the Rev. J.H. Mackenzie reported . . . the war memorial is to be a baptismal font and a permanent Roll of Honour to all who served. He also said "To have completed our church building, embodying all the equipment necessary to a church worthy of our position in the city, would have been an even more fitting memorial. As it is, however, we are doing well. But why not do better by aiming at a memorial to all Scotsmen in Northumbria who have died for us? Why should we not, before the end of 1922, try to celebrate the church's 200th anniversary in this way? The seeming impossibility constitutes the challenge, and if our Master lays the task on us, he will inspire liberality to provide the requisite funds. In a city such as this our Scottish National Church should be an edifice to be admired, and though the vision now tarry, its materialisation is not beyond the bounds of possibility"

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Tony Harding

Shields Daily News 17/02/1921 reports the meeting quoted in Note 1 above.

Illustrated Chronicle 10/03/1922 reports proposed unveiling; 13/03/1922 reports unveiling with photos.

Northern Echo 13/03/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 18/03/1922 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:

"Greater love hath no man than this . . ." St.John 15 v 13

Links to Source Material :

Northern Echo 1922 03 13 Mon

Research acknowledgements

The late R.W. Gould; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

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Font 1914-18 Church of Scotland (NUT132)

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	St. Andrew’s Kirk (Church of Scotland)

To

   the Glory of God.

In

   Grateful & Affectionate

   Memory of these, our beloved dead,

   who so nobly made

   the Supreme Sacrifice

   in the Great War

   1914 – 1918.

   ---------------------------------

   Pte. Robert Ferrier

   Sergt. Wm. Mitchelhill

   Pte. Wm. Nattress

   Pte. Andw. Shannon

   Lieut. Wm. H. Telfer

   ---------------------------------

    “Greater love hath

   no man than this”

   St.John XV.13

   ---------------------------------

The Unveiling Programme gives the Christian names as follows:

   Robert Ferrier

   William Mitchelhill

   William Nattress

   Andrew Shannon

   William H. Telfer

NamesNUT132

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