Memorial Details
Memorial
Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Scotch Presbyterian
Reference
N34.36
Place
NORTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ356685
Original Location
St. Columba's United Reformed Church (former Scotch Presbyterian) Northumberland Square / Howard Street.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 21/03/1920 by Lt.Col. A. Kerr Tasker, T.D., R.E.
Memorial Description
Stained glass window of a single light. At the very top are two angels with two shields between them and the words “Pro Patria” below.
The main picture depicts a knight in armour gazing along a road to the bright sun, against which is the crucifixion scene. An old man kneels by his side clutching the knight's cloak, and two women standing behind him. Beside them is the text "These are they which have come out of the great tribulation".
Below the picture is a panel bearing the dedication, painted in black serif capitals.
The panel bearing the names is at the bottom between two allegorical pictures, painted to appear as a tablet, with the names formed by painting the background and removing the lettering. The names are listed in a single column using serif capitals.
The main picture depicts a knight in armour gazing along a road to the bright sun, against which is the crucifixion scene. An old man kneels by his side clutching the knight's cloak, and two women standing behind him. Beside them is the text "These are they which have come out of the great tribulation".
Below the picture is a panel bearing the dedication, painted in black serif capitals.
The panel bearing the names is at the bottom between two allegorical pictures, painted to appear as a tablet, with the names formed by painting the background and removing the lettering. The names are listed in a single column using serif capitals.
Inscription
Erected by the Congregation to the / Glory of God and in memory of the / men who fell in the War 1914-1919.
Names
Notes
1. The man who did the unveiling was a son of a former Minister of the Church.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding
Newcastle Daily Journal 22/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Nec tamen consumebatur" (But it was not consumed) is the motto of the Scottish Nonconformist Church. It comes from the story of Moses and the Burning Bush told in Exodus 3.
“These are they which have out of the great tribulation” Revelation 7 v 14
Newcastle Daily Journal 22/03/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Nec tamen consumebatur" (But it was not consumed) is the motto of the Scottish Nonconformist Church. It comes from the story of Moses and the Burning Bush told in Exodus 3.
“These are they which have out of the great tribulation” Revelation 7 v 14
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Valerie Huxtable; Gordon Southern
Research In Progress
The names on the North Shields memorials are being researched by the Tynemouth WW1 group.
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Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Scotch Presbyterian (N34.36)
NORTH SHIELDS, St. Columba's Church.
Erected by the Congregation to the
Glory of God and in memory of the
men who fell in the War 1914-1919.
Lieut. Thomas W. Irvin
Lieut. Roland Davidson
Lieut. Robert J. Meikle
Lieut. John Meikle
Sec. Lieut. Hugh Hutchison
Sergt. John Huitson
Sergt. William B. Turnbull
Corp. William H. Cowell
Pte. Donald J. MacArthur
Pte. John Howatt
Pte. Walter Fraser
Pte. James A. Kent
Pte. Wallace Kent
E.R.A. Allan Niven
NamesN34.36
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