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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist

Reference

H130.07

Place

HORDEN

Original Location

Wesley Hall, Horden Methodist Church, Thorpe Street.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled and dedicated Wednesday 20th April 1921 by Rev. R. Cleminson of Chatham, a one-time resident minister of Horden.

Memorial Description

Plaque 37 inches high x 24 inches wide in wood frame 55 inches high x 39 inches wide which has a domed top and fluted pillars at the sides. In the dome, the words �The Great War 1914-1918� are carved in half relief.
The centre panel is one of popular design with a border of Celtic pattern culminating in roundels in each corner. At the top is an arch with the spandrels hatched. The words �In Memoriam � form an arch and are in Gothic lower case. The names are listed in two columns in elongated Roman capitals. There are red initials.
Underneath is a shelf 75 inches long.

Materials used

Brass in wood frame.

Inscription

�In memoriam�
Names of men / from this church / whom duty called.
�Greater love hath no man than this�
Erected by / their comrades and friends.

Names

19 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Cowell and Gatiss, Sunderland.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Dorothy Hall; Steve Grey Memorial Day Leaflet

Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 21/04/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Auckland and County Chronicle 21/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
Greater Love hath no man . . . : John 15 v 13

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Steve Grey

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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (H130.07)

   “In memoriam”

   Names of men

   from this church

   whom duty called.

   W. Fenner         J. Herron

   J. Amos           T. Gray

   J.W. Thackray     J.W. Enright

   J. Martin         F. Benton

   G. Clarke         W. Neave

   J. Watson         F. Turnbull

   A. Watson         R. Welsh

   E.L. Mouter       H.S. Summerville

   E. Thornton       J. Gardner

   C. Cooper

   “Greater love hath no man than this”

   Erected by

   their comrades and friends.

NamesH130.07

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