Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Primitive Methodist

Dunston Hill

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Primitive Methodist (D31.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: D31.05

Parish: Dunston Hill

Original Location:

Dunston Hill Primitive Methodist Church

Present Location:

Transferred in the late 1970s to Dunston Hill Methodist Church, Shrewsbury Street, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9NS. NZ 227616

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Organ opened 16th June 1923 by Mr. S. Norwood;
dedicated by Rev. F.S. Bullough.
Plaque unveiled by Mr. Robert Scott.

Materials Used:

Brass on oak pattress.

Cost:

£550

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Organ made by Messrs. Nelson of Durham

Inscription:

Erected by the members of
Dunston P.M. Church
in memory of the following who made the
supreme sacrifice in the Great European War.
(Names)
Their name liveth for evermore.

Memorial Description:

Organ.

There is a plaque 16 inches high x 20 inches wide  (41cms x 45cms) mounted on a wood pattress which is 2 inches wider (5cms) all round.

There is a border of two double lines

The names are listed in two columns.

The lettering is in Roman capitals for the dedication and quotation, and sans serif capitals for the names, with some red initials.

Names:

16 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photo: C. Sanders:

Illustrated Chronicle
18/06/1923 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

DUNSTON HILL   Primitive Methodist Church

  Erected by the members of

  Dunston P M Church

  in memory of the following who made the    

  supreme sacrifice in the Great European War.  

  ———————————–

  Bullock, James       Hutchinson, William

  Cawkwell, Alfred H.  Oakes, Thomas

  Cairns, Edward       Oakes, Norman

  Clark, Henry         Scott, Frederick E.

  Davison, Thomas      Swindle, Jackson

  Findley, John M.     Swindle, Matthew

  Fletcher, Thomas M.  Thompson, May

  Grieves, Roland E.   Watson, Frank

  ———————————–

  “Their name liveth for evermore”

NamesD31.05    

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