Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Bond Wesleyan Methodist

Benwell

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Bond Wesleyan Methodist (B86.10)

NEWMP Ref No.: B86.10

Parish: Benwell

Original Location:

Bond Methodist Church, 64 Adelaide Terrace, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. NE4 8BD. (closed)

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass in wood frame.

Inscription:

To the Glory of God
and in thankful remembrance of
(Names)
who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War
1914-1919

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends”. John 15 v 13.

This tablet was erected by the
Members and Friends of this Church.

Memorial Description:

Plaque set in a moulded wood frame.

There is a border of scrolled leaves.

The names are listed in three columns.

Two others appear to have been added later on either side of the dates.

Lettering is in a variety of fonts.

Names:

11 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The original Methodist Church was made of corrugated iron and was known as the “Iron Chapel”. It was replaced by a permanent building in 1899, and was named “Bond” in remembrance of a mother and daughter, both called Charlotte Bond, related by marriage to a sponsor of the church, Sir W.H. Stephenson. The building exists but is no longer a church.

2. Wesleyan Chapel. Now The Potter’s House Christian Church. Built in 1899. This replaced an 1881 iron chapel (HER 14528). In 1892 Alderman and Mrs W.H. Stephenson pledged to build a chapel and Sunday School (HER 14530) at a cost of £2500 in memory of the late Miss Charlotte Bond (sister-in-law of Sir W H Stephenson) on a site which had previously been bought by her. The Wesleyan Chapel, seated 650 people. Large Italianate stone chapel with ashlar dressings. An enclosed link was added between the chapel and Sunday School in the mid C20. Originally there were terraced houses attached to the rear of the Sunday School. These were demolished in the 1960s/70s. The church is a two storey building of snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings, slate roof. Its mildly eccentric styling incorporates Arts & Crafts and Romanesque influences. The south gable on Adelaide Terrace has two rows of windows. The upper windows are in the form of a Romanesque arcade. A lower two-storey projection to the right includes two entrances. There is a further entrance to the far left. There was originally a large bell cote on the roof, but this has been removed. Only the base remains. The church interior has been stripped out, the furnishings and gallery fronts removed. Put forward for listing in December 2015 but not added to the List.

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding

Benwell’s Churches Past and Present.

Research Acknowledgements:

Tony Harding

Research In Progress:

The names on this memorial are being researched by St. James Heritage and Environment group.

Contact:stjamesbenwell@gmail.com

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

BENWELL      Bond Methodist Church

 

  To the Glory of God

  and in thankful remembrance of

 

  Samuel Benn         John Doick           Wallace Lee

  Henry P. Common     James Gillinder      Fred. W. McGann

  James Devlin        Thomas Henderson     Edward C. Rowland

      who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Great War

  James Mooney        1914-1919.           John Mooney    

  ———————————–

   “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man

  lay down his life for his friends”.  John 15: 13

  ———————————–

  This tablet was erected by the

  Members and Friends of this Church.

NamesB86.10

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