Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
S113.11
Place
SACRISTON
Original Location
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Present Location
Sacriston Methodist Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 19th June 1920 by Mr.T.F.Brass, O.B.E..
Memorial Description
Plaque mounted on a solid oak pattress
Materials used
Brass on oak
Inscription
Sacriston Wesleyan Church / 1914-1919 / and Young People’s Bible Class / Roll of Honour / To the memory of / (names) /
The men this tablet commemorates were numbered amongst those who at the call of King and Country left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those that come after see to it that their names be not forgotten. The blood of heroes is the seed of freedom.
The men this tablet commemorates were numbered amongst those who at the call of King and Country left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those that come after see to it that their names be not forgotten. The blood of heroes is the seed of freedom.
Names
Who commissioned
Mr.T.Bowers, Hon.Sec. of the church, had raised the funds.
Cost
About £64.
How money was raised
Young People’s Bible Class.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. E.G.England & Son, engravers, London N.W.
Notes
1. In 2005 the Methodist Church was demolished and the Parish Church closed. A new joint church was built on the Methodist site.
2. The Methodist memorials are stored in the new building.
3. In 2014 the plaque was refurbished.
4. In 2014 the Anglican members of St. Peter's & St. John's Anglican & Methodist Church decided to move to Witton Gilbert St. Michael's. The Church is now known as Sacriston Methodist Church.
2. The Methodist memorials are stored in the new building.
3. In 2014 the plaque was refurbished.
4. In 2014 the Anglican members of St. Peter's & St. John's Anglican & Methodist Church decided to move to Witton Gilbert St. Michael's. The Church is now known as Sacriston Methodist Church.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Dorothy Hall
Durham Chronicle 25/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations
“The men this tablet commemorates . . . .” Quoted from certificate sent to bereaved families under the cipher of King George V.
“The blood of heroes . . .” Thomas Campbell 1777-1844. "The patriot's blood is the seed of freedom's tree”.
Durham Chronicle 25/06/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations
“The men this tablet commemorates . . . .” Quoted from certificate sent to bereaved families under the cipher of King George V.
“The blood of heroes . . .” Thomas Campbell 1777-1844. "The patriot's blood is the seed of freedom's tree”.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall, James Pasby
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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (S113.11)
Sacriston Wesleyan Church
1914-1919
And Young People’s Bible Class
Roll of Honour
To the memory of
James R. Brass Thomas Knaggs
Joseph Dixon William Pratt
Joseph Blackburn John Bamford
James Goodwin Thomas Cuthbert
Henry Maddison Ernest Bright
John Robson John W. Johnson
Robert Turner Chris. H. Myers
George Ayre George Cole
Fred Raine
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The men this tablet commemorates were
numbered amongst those who at the call
of King and Country left all that was dear
to them, endured hardship, faced danger
and finally passed out of the sight of men
by the path of duty and self sacrifice
giving up their own lives that others
might live in freedom.
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Let those that come after see to it that
their names be not forgotten.
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The blood of heroes is the seed of freedom.
NamesS113.11
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