Memorial Details
Memorial
Pulpit 1914-18 Methodist
Reference
T63.01
Place
TANFIELD
Original Location
Originally in Wesleyan Chapel next door until they were amalgamated as Tanfield Lea Methodist Church. (Closed)
Present Location
Brass plaques are in Tanfield Lea Community Centre
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Pulpit bearing two brass plates, (6 inches wide by 15 inches high) set into panels on either side. There is a single line border around each, and the names are listed in a single column using Roman capitals for the names and the dedication in elaborate Roman capitals. On one plaque are the dedication, the names of those who fell and the beginning of the list of those who served. The rest of the names are on the second plaque.
Materials used
Brass plaques on oak pulpit
Inscription
To the Glory of God / and in memory / of the men of this church / who fell & served in the Great War / 1914-1918
Names
How money was raised
Public subscription. The site was given free of charge.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Errol Broomfield, Ron Carson; C. Sanders
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Errol Broomfield, Ron Carson; C. Sanders
Research In Progress
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Pulpit 1914-18 Methodist (T63.01)
Tanfield Lea Methodist Church
First plaque Second plaque
+ Who served
To the glory of God John Weightman
and in memory Charles Mynott
of the Men of this Church George R. Moore
who Fell & Served Harry Roe
in the Great War Lambert Harrison
1914-1918 James Davison
-------------- Moses Ardle
Who fell Fred Thompson
William E. Sanders Thomas Davison
Ralph Bulmer William Jeffery
Henry Armstrong Stedwill Jeffery
Harry Towers James Firstbrook
Charles Fawcett Ernest W. Bulmer
John H. Pringle
Who served Cuthbert Bell
John Firstbrook John G. Adamson
Sidney Dixon James French
Oswald Gelding Robert Weightman
Joseph Firstbrook John Greener
William Irving William Weightman
Joseph Adamson George Gedling (sic)
Robert Slater William Firstbrook
Joseph Adamson
William Weightman
Fred Sunley
George Dixon
NamesT63.01
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Parish Notes
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