Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Congregational
Reference
R33.13
Place
RYTON
Original Location
Ryton Congregational Church, Main Road, Barmoor (now United Reformed Church).
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled June 1921 by Mr. Angus Watson of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Plaque on wood pattress. There is a border of interlocking “battlement” lines culminating in each corner with a leaf design. The names are listed in two columns divided by a vertical line. The lettering is sunk in casting and coloured black. The words “To the Glory of God” and the quotation are in Gothic script.
The dedication is in elongated Roman capitals and the names are in sans serif capitals.
Below this is a plain smaller brass plate on a wood pattress, on which the dates are in Roman letters and the names in sans serif capitals.
The dedication is in elongated Roman capitals and the names are in sans serif capitals.
Below this is a plain smaller brass plate on a wood pattress, on which the dates are in Roman letters and the names in sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
a. To the glory of God / and in / ever grateful memory of / the following / associated with this Church / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1918 /
"Their name liveth for evermore"
b. 1939-1945
"Their name liveth for evermore"
b. 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. "For the sake of the young men newly returned from the war, a recreation room was instituted in 1919, and it proved extremely popular. Each night it was crowded with men who enjoyed not only billiards and table games, but also the fireside conversations." "Annals of a Country Church"
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo of church: Nan Smith; Ann Graham; Ron Carson
Blaydon Courier 04/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Annals of a Country Church, Robert A. Hopley, B.A.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
Blaydon Courier 04/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Annals of a Country Church, Robert A. Hopley, B.A.
Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Mrs. N. Smith, Ryton; Ann Graham; Ron Carson
Research In Progress
Ryton War Memorial Group Contact:: enquiries@rytonwarmemorials.org.uk
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Congregational (R33.13)
Upper plaque
To the glory of God
and in
ever grateful memory of
the following
associated with this Church
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
James Armstrong John Oliver
Harry Barclay Thomas M. Richardson
John Calder Robert Richardson
Geo. S. Cameron James Angus Scott
Percy Coulthard Wilfred Teasdale
Adam Dowson Edward Todd
Alex Gibson Charlton Thompson
John Graham Henry O. Thompson
James Greener Thomas Watson
Wm. Johnson John G. Welsh
Joseph Wheatley
"Their name liveth for evermore"
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Lower plaque
1939-1945
Ian Calder
NamesR33.13
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