Memorial

Choirstalls 1914-18 1939-45 St. James Congregational

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Choirstalls 1914-18 1939-45 St. James Congregational (NUT152)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT152

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

St. James Congregational Church, Northumberland Road

Present Location:

Now United Reformed Church

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 1st October 1922 at 10.45 a.m. by Capt. Arthur W. Lambert, M.C., Deputy Lord Mayor.
Dedicated by Rev. Alfred A. Lee, Minister of the Church.

Materials Used:

Light oak

Inscription:

a. Left pew end on left hand side:
To the
Glory of God
and in grateful
remembrance of
these who died
for their country
1914-18
1939-45

Right pew end on left hand side:
Their name
liveth
for
evermore.

b. Left hand pew on right hand side:
St James
Mission
1939-45

Memorial Description:

Choir stalls, of which the two sets of pew ends 36 inches high (91cms) face into the church.

Of the left hand set, the pew end bears the dedication for 1914-18 and the names for 1939-45; at the other end are the names for 1914-18.

Of the right hand set, the left pew end carries the names from the St. James’ Mission for 1914-18, on the right is “Their name liveth for evermore”.

The lettering is carved in elaborate lettering and gilded using lower case letters.

Names:

a. Members 12 surnames and initials. Mission 12 surnames and initials.
b. Members 1 surname and initial.
See transcript

Notes:

1. The St. James’ Mission was in Melbourne Street, Pandon, Newcastle.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown

Illustrated Chronicle
02/10/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
07/10/1922 reports unveiling.

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

Additional Research Documents

NUT152 Unveiling Programme 1922

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Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Chris and Mary Dowse of St. James’ Church;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

Newcastle upon Tyne  St. James United Reformed Church

 

Left pew ends

  To the                     St. James’

                             Church

  Glory of God               Allan, A.H.

                             Allan, O.H.

  and in grateful            Charlton, T.T.

                             Drury, P.B.

  remembrance of             Dunford, U.T.

                             Dunford, R.

  these who died             Embleton, F.

                             Forster, J.H.

  for their country          Hall, W.E,

                             Hepworth, F.A.

  1914-18                    Irvine, W.M.

                             Lisle, R.E.B.

  1939-45                    Nesbit, C.E.

  Burman C.H.                Nesbitt, N.

  Crossling I.P.             Oliver, W.S.

  Scott J.H.                 Verrill, W.G.

  Wood K.

———————————————–

Right pew end.

  St. James’    

  Mission                    Their name

  

  Bell, G.                   liveth

  Cooper, J.B.

  Greener, J.                for

  Hutchinson, C.

  Latimer, D.                evermore

  Lee, W.

  Murray, H.

  Redhead, A.

  Salkeld, S.

  Shaw, J.

  Shepherd, S.

  Taylor, R.

 

  1939-45

  Christie, L.

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