Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 United Methodist
Reference
S117.12
Place
SEAHAM
Map ref
4249
Original Location
United Methodist Church, Church Street
Present Location
Methodist Church Seaham Harbour
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 1st January 1920 by Mr. William Ballard, Steward, and Mr. James Richardson, oldest member of the church.
Memorial Description
Plaque with domed top, 2 feet 3 inches high x 1 foot wide. There is a single line border. At centre top is a cross in red. There is patterning between the letters of the dedication. The dedication is in elaborate Roman capitals. The names are listed in two columns using sans serif capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
1914 1919
“They sought the honour / of their Country / they beheld the Glory of God”.
“They sought the honour / of their Country / they beheld the Glory of God”.
Names
Notes
1. Former Wesleyan Chapel was on Church Street.
2. This is a new church, building erected 2002, which incorporates four former separate churches.
3. At the ceremony, the minister of the church, Rev. J.R. Herron, distributed silver medals to 117 members of the church and congregation who had served. These medals replicated the sanctuary knocker on the door of Durham Cathedral. on the back was the name of the recipient.
4. Military medals were also handed to Driver John W.C. Hall, R.F.A., and the other to the only child of the late Cpl. Robert Nichol.
5. As a thank offering for the return of the men, the congregation had raised £500 towards the reduction of the church debt.
2. This is a new church, building erected 2002, which incorporates four former separate churches.
3. At the ceremony, the minister of the church, Rev. J.R. Herron, distributed silver medals to 117 members of the church and congregation who had served. These medals replicated the sanctuary knocker on the door of Durham Cathedral. on the back was the name of the recipient.
4. Military medals were also handed to Driver John W.C. Hall, R.F.A., and the other to the only child of the late Cpl. Robert Nichol.
5. As a thank offering for the return of the men, the congregation had raised £500 towards the reduction of the church debt.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
Auckland and County Chronicle 08/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo 02/01/1920 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation:
“They sought the honour of their country . . .” Not ascertained.
Auckland and County Chronicle 08/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo 02/01/1920 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Source of quotation:
“They sought the honour of their country . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Dorothy Hall
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Plaque 1914-18 United Methodist (S117.12)
SEAHAM Methodist Church
1914 + 1919
“They sought the honour
of their Country.
They beheld the Glory of God”.
Charles B. Allard Thomas Foggin
Joseph Ballard George Huntley
Thomas Bland Ernest Ingram
Wilfred Clark John B. Laws
George Dent Joseph Newby
Wilfred Edmundson Robert Nichol M.M.
Charles Fairbairn James Ogden
Ernest Findlay Robert Rowell
John Wood
NamesS117.12
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