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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist

Reference

S129.04

Place

SOUTH MOOR

Original Location

Wesleyan Methodist Church

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled April 1921 by Capt W. Lunn of Gosforth

Memorial Description

Plaque

Inscription

"Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends"

Names

6 names.
See transcript.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Consett Guardian 15/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Consett and Stanley Chronicle 15/04/1921 reports unveiling

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 16/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Stanley News 14/04/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
�Greater love hath no man . . .� St. John 15 v 13.

External web link

Durham at War

South Moor Heritage Trail

Links to Source Material :

Consett Guardian 1921 04 15 Fri

Research acknowledgements

Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale

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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (S129.04)

SOUTH MOOR	 Wesleyan Methodist Church

The layout of this is not known.

The following was taken from a newspaper report

and has not been compared with the original

nor with a good photograph.

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  J.E. Woodcock

  Ernest Davison

  Albert Pomeroy

  George T. Pearson

  A. Lincoln

  Charles Morton.

  "Greater love hath no man than this

  that a man lay down his life for his friends"

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Another newspaper report gives some variations on names:

  John Edward Woolcock

  George Thos. Pearson

NamesS129.04

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