Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Laygate Baptist
Reference
S86.090
Place
SOUTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 384684
Original Location
Baptist Tabernacle, Laygate
Present Location
The church moved to Marsden Road in the 1950s. NE34 6RQ.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque 604mm (2 feet) high x 914mm (3 feet) wide set in a chamfered wood frame 102mm ( 4 inches) wide. The plaque has a border of three narrow lines. The names for 1914-18 are listed in four columns. Underneath these are the names for 1939-45 in two columns, all divided by a vertical line. Lettering is Roman capitals.
There is a flower holder mounted on each side of the frame.
There is a flower holder mounted on each side of the frame.
Materials used
?Bronze
Inscription
a. To the Glory of God and in loving memory of the men / associated with the church and congregation / who served in two world wars, / the following of whom made the supreme sacrifice
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Names
Notes
1. There appears to have been a plaque for 1914-18 only in the old church. When the move to the new church happened, this plaque replaced it.
2. Additional pipes and stops were added to the organ and rededicated 11/11/1936.
3. The church subsequently moved to Marsden Road. The organ was destroyed and replaced by a more modern one and the names from 1939-45 added.
2. Additional pipes and stops were added to the organ and rededicated 11/11/1936.
3. The church subsequently moved to Marsden Road. The organ was destroyed and replaced by a more modern one and the names from 1939-45 added.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.
Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Laygate Baptist (S86.090)
SOUTH SHIELDS Tabernacle
To the Glory of God and in loving memory of the men
associated with the church and congregation
who served in two world wars,
the following of whom made the supreme sacrifice
1914 - 1918
Armstrong J.W. Digman H. Manson A.V. Robson A.
Brown G. Dunn J.T.P. Manson G.W. Ross H.L.
Cockburn E. Inskip R. Napier J.W. Smith E.
Cotterill E. Johnson J. Pearson C.H. Smith W.
Dean J. Legg T.A. Pearson M. Todd R.
1939 - 1945
Bradley A.B. Hudson A.
Chastney F.H. Trosh N.V.
NamesS86.090
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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