Memorial Details
Memorial
Lectern R.F.A. 1914-18 St. Andrew
Reference
NUT033
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 245643
Original Location
St. Andrew's Parish Church, Newgate Street / St. Andrew’s Street (formerly Darn Crook)
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Lectern elaborately carved with tracery. There are ornamented external pillars on four sides of the octagonal stem.
Set into the base of the stem is a small cupboard with hinged lockable door designed to hold a scroll bearing the names.
Set into the base of the stem is a small cupboard with hinged lockable door designed to hold a scroll bearing the names.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
(Gift of the Officers, NCOs and men of 1st and 2nd Reserve Brigade R.F.A. Newcastle Barracks in memory of their comrades who have fallen in the war 1914-1918)
Names
TRANSCRIPT NEEDED
Who commissioned
1st & 2nd Reserve Brigade R.F.A.
Cost
An unconfirmed report says £240. The Faculty estimated the cost to be £70-£90.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Thought to be Ralph Hedley and Sons.
Notes
1. The scroll which was in the cupboard at the base of the lectern is missing.
2. The new lectern was to replace a brass lectern which would still be used in the North or Trinity Chapel.
2. The new lectern was to replace a brass lectern which would still be used in the North or Trinity Chapel.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: James Pasby
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 616, 05/08/1919
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No. 616, 05/08/1919
Research acknowledgements
James Pasby; Patrick Easen
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