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Plaque and Organ Screen 1914-18 St. Andrew's Mission

Reference

N34.11

Place

NORTH SHIELDS

Map ref

NZ 354687

Original Location

St.Andrew�s Mission, Walton Avenue, Preston Village (Closed).

Present Location

Christ Church, Preston Road, in west porch.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 30th November 1929 (St.Andrew�s Day) by the Archdeacon of Northumberland.
Plaque rededicated in Christ Church on 11/11/2012.

Memorial Description

Organ screen.

Plaque, 77cm high x 54.5cm wide x 3.2cm thick. There is an oak beading surround. At the top is a cross. The names are incised in two columns using Roman capitals throughout.

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

Pro patria / 1914-1919 / This tablet and organ screen is / dedicated in memory of those / who died in the Great War.
"For the suffering of death / crowned with glory and honour" (Heb. 2)

Names

30 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

How money was raised

�Villagers and Friends�

Present condition

Restored 2012.

Notes

1. St. Andrew�s Preston was a mission church of Christ Church, North Shields.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Ralph Gould; Tony Harding; photo of restored memorial: Michael Scott

Research acknowledgements

Michael Scott (Christ Church); Mrs. Kirsopp (Christ Church); the late R.W. Gould; Tony Harding

Research In Progress

The names on the North Shields memorials are being researched by the Tynemouth WW1 group. Contact info@tynemouthworldwarone.org

Plaque and Organ Screen 1914-18 St. Andrew's Mission (N34.11)

NORTH SHIELDS, Christ Church.

   Pro Patria

   1914-1919

   This tablet & organ screen is

   dedicated in memory of those

   who died in the Great War

   Antwiss, R.                  Haynes, J.W.

   Brown, O.                    Heppel, P.

   Brunton, H.                  Hoyland, J.

   Brunton, J.                  Jobson, J.

   Charlton, E.                 Kelly, J.

   Charlton, J.W.               Lafferty, H.

   Craig, W.                    McDonald, R.

   Didsbury, E.                 Nightingale, T.

   Dryden, N.                   Taylor, W.

   Glaister, D.                 Theobald, H.

   Glaister, J.                 Thompson, G.

   Graham, J.                   Truscott, U.

   Gray, T.      Hindmarch J.P. Wear, A.

   Halcro, W.G.  Dobing, J.     Weeks, F.

   "For the suffering of death

   Crowned with glory and honour" (Heb. 2)

NamesN34.11

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