Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
T57.06
Place
TOW LAW
Original Location
Wesleyan Methodist (closed)
Present Location
St.James and St. Philip’s Church.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque, shield shaped, with elaborate top which has a cascade of leaves falling downwards. The screws holding the plaque to the wall are highlighted by stars. The names are listed in a single column. The dedication is in Roman capitals, the names and quotation are in sans serif capitals, all in black with some red initials.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
In proud and loving memory / of the men belonging to this church / who laid down their lives in / the Great War.
“The men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt / They were a wall unto us by day and night”.
“The men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt / They were a wall unto us by day and night”.
Names
Notes
1. The memorial was given to the Tow Law Local History Society for safe keeping. It was kept in the custody of Mr Ronnie Storey of the Local History Group, while a new home was found.
2. The Auckland and County Chronicle 23/11/1920 records a brass plaque in the church whose inscription reads:
“For Fatherland Peace. In honoured memory of the men of Tow Law Wesleyan Church who, always of good cheer in the midst of evil, held to the good, in the hell of modern warfare remained gentle, tender and human. (9 names). If I should die, think only this of me, That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.”
2. The Auckland and County Chronicle 23/11/1920 records a brass plaque in the church whose inscription reads:
“For Fatherland Peace. In honoured memory of the men of Tow Law Wesleyan Church who, always of good cheer in the midst of evil, held to the good, in the hell of modern warfare remained gentle, tender and human. (9 names). If I should die, think only this of me, That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.”
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tow Law L.H.S.; John and Mavis Dixon
Source of quotation
“The men were very good unto us . . .” 1 Samuel 25 v 15, 16
Source of quotation
“The men were very good unto us . . .” 1 Samuel 25 v 15, 16
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Tow Law LHS; John and Mavis Dixon; David Charlesworth
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (T57.06)
TOW LAW Wesleyan Methodist Church
In proud and loving memory
of the men belonging to this church
who laid down their lives in
the Great War.
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Agar Nichol
Brown Joseph R.
Dowson Charles
Evans James
Graham William A.
Holliday George B.
Marley William
Robinson Oliver
Waugh George
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“The men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt
They were a wall unto us by day and night”.
NamesT57.06
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