Plaque 1914-19 Durham Road Baptist

Durham Road Baptist Church, NE8 4DY.

1914-18

Unveiled 5th June 1921 by Col. W. Mathwin Angus of Newcastle.

Oak pattress and shelf, bronze plaque.

Designed by Mr. Sidney Hunt;
Made by F. Osborne & Co.Ltd., 27 Eastcastle Street, Oxford Street, London, W1.

1914 1919
To the Glory of
God and in abiding
memory of the
following who
gave their lives in the Great
War

(Names)

The men were very good unto
us and we were not hurt.
They were a wall unto us both
by night and day I Sam. 25 v 15-16

Plaque 33 inches high x 24 inches wide set on a wood pattress 1 inch wider all round (84cms x 61cms x 2.5cms).

The plaque has a raised decorated border.

At top left is a cross set on a laurel wreath.

The dedication is to the right, and beneath this are raised the enamelled symbols of the rose, thistle and shamrock.

The names are listed in three columns, with the quotation beneath.

Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

There is a shelf below for vases, with a retaining strip half way up which carries a roundel bearing a cross.

1. On Sunday 15th April 1877 the first Baptist Church was formally constituted with 38 members and on the 12th September of the same year the foundation stone for Durham Road Baptist Church was laid. The present hall was the first part of the building to be constructed and the first services were held there on the first Sunday in December 1877. The church buildings were completed the following year and the opening service took place on Sunday 23rd June 1878. In 1904 the Church membership had grown to 379.

Photos: C. Sanders; Ken Blythe

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
11/06/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
“The men were good unto us. . .” I Sam. 25 15-16

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
Ken Blythe;

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