Memorial Details
Memorial
Chapel 1914-18 1939-45 St. John
Reference
NUT087
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 247640
Original Location
Parish Church of St. John the Baptist, Grainger Street / Westgate Road. South transept.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. South Transept converted to War Memorial Chapel in 1923. Dedicated 10th November 1923 by the Bishop of Newcastle. The panels were unveiled by Major Graham E. Angus, M.C., T.D., R.F.A.
Memorial Description
Chapel.
There are twelve carved wood panels on the south wall which carry the names from 1914-18. Another three panels on the west wall carry the names from 1939-45. All lettering is in Roman capitals with the exhortation in italics.
There are twelve carved wood panels on the south wall which carry the names from 1914-18. Another three panels on the west wall carry the names from 1939-45. All lettering is in Roman capitals with the exhortation in italics.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
a. To the glory of God. / In revered and honoured memory / of those connected with this Church / and parish who gave their lives in / The Great War 1914 - 1918 whose names / are here recorded and in thanks- / giving for those who returned in / safety. This chapel was given in 1923. /
Love their memory imitate their devotion. / R.I.P.
b. 1939-1945
Love their memory imitate their devotion. / R.I.P.
b. 1939-1945
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Sir Charles Nicholson of London.
Notes
1. "Kneeling chairs were given by individuals, either as memorials to the fallen, or as thanksgivings for safe return" (Church guide).
2. This was the War Memorial Chapel in 1923. It became the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in 1970.
2. This was the War Memorial Chapel in 1923. It became the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in 1970.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: R.W. Gould; J. Brown; P. Thirkell
Illustrated Chronicle 16/10/1923 reports conversion of the chapel; 12/11/1923 reports dedication with photos.
Northern Echo 12/11/1923 reports dedication.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/11/1923 reports dedication.
Church Guide.
Source of quotation:
“Love their memory, imitate their devotion”. Not ascertained.
Illustrated Chronicle 16/10/1923 reports conversion of the chapel; 12/11/1923 reports dedication with photos.
Northern Echo 12/11/1923 reports dedication.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/11/1923 reports dedication.
Church Guide.
Source of quotation:
“Love their memory, imitate their devotion”. Not ascertained.
Links to Source Material :
Additional Notes
This Memorial File is sponsored by:-
1. Irene Bainbridge
1. Irene Bainbridge
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; the late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Chapel 1914-18 1939-45 St. John (NUT087)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, St. John's Church.
To the glory of God.
In revered and honoured memory
of those connected with this Church
and parish who gave their lives in
The Great War 1914 - 1918 whose names
are here recorded : and in thanks-
giving for those who returned in
safety. This chapel was given in 1923.
Love their memory: imitate their devotion.
R.I.P.
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Panel 1. Panel 2. Panel 3.
Sidney T.B. Alexander Robert W. Brown John Cooper
Thomas Archbold John E. Burt Stephen Cooper
George B. Atkinson Colin Cameron George Cousins
John W. Atkinson Alfred E. Campbell John Cunningham
Thomas Bailey William A. Cannon Thomas Cunningham
John L. Bennett Walter D. Casson Mildred Davis
George Bishop Edgar W. Chamberlain Noel Davis
James Blair William Charlton James R. Dempsey
James A. Bone William G. Christie Thomas Dickman
George Bowman John Cleland James A. Douglass
Joseph Brown Ephraim Cooper
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Panel 4. Panel 5. Panel 6.
Jonah Elliott John R. Good Joseph T. Hoggins
Albert Epstein Thomas Gray Basil R.G. Holmes
Walter A. Erskine Bartholomew S. Hankin Robert W. Howett
Charles W. Ferguson Bertie Hankin Robert W. Hudson
John Fettis Peter Harkness Carl Shaw James
Frederick Forrest William Harkness William A. Jenkins
Alexander L. Forster Thomas Henderson David Kean
Geoffrey Norris Fraser Henry Herman Henry A. Kean
James L. Gibson John Hetherington James Kirton
James Gilmore John T. Hill Robert W. Lane
Albert E. Good Edward Hirst Thomas Lee
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Panel 7. Panel 8. Panel 9.
John W. Leech Edmund Mortimer William Robson
James Lord William B. Mortimer Robert Ross
Jonathan Lord William Muris John A. Rutter
Joseph Lord Walter Platt Harry H.A. Seaborne
Robert Lyon Thomas J. Quince John Sibbit
John R. McPherson Bertram R. Raggett George P. Sinclair
Malcolm McPherson Alexander Reed Joseph Sloan
James Millar Hector Wilson Ridley John W. Smith
John Millican John Robertson William Smith
John G. Morrison Joe Robson John T. Snaith
William Morley Thomas H. Robson Robert K. Snowdon
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Panel 10. Panel 11. Panel 12.
Frank Sopwith Thomas Turnbull George Wilcox
Frederick W. Stephenson John W. Tyson George H. Wilde
Philip Stern Alexander Ure James Wilkin
Matthew A. Stobart Albert V. Vincent George Wilkinson
John G. Symon John Taylor Waggott Alexander Wilson
Norman A. Symon Reginald Walker William Wood
William Telford Clifford E. Wallis Ayrton Wragge
James Thompson Richard C. Walton
John W. Thompson Edwin Warren
Frank Thorpe Mark L. Watson
George R. Towns Thomas N. Whitfield
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Panel 13. Panel 14. Panel 15.
1939 - 1945
Raymond Blackledge Thomas Johnston Arthur Robson
Wilfred Cochrane James K. Lamb Cresswell Rutter
George Cowley Paul Lauder Robert Scott
Ralph A. Cowley Donald Makepeace Thomas Scott
Jack Cross Charles Martin Alan U. Smith
Oswald Emery Alfred Neville Joseph Tate
Ronald Fisher David Pattison Guy Waterman
John Gibbons George Porthouse
Alan R. Houstoun William Potts
NamesNUT087
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