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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
L65.09
Place
LEADGATE
Original Location
Leadgate Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 7th March 1920 by Major Walter Lewis of Consett; dedicated by Rev. Wilfred Wright of Consett.
Memorial Description
Plaque
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice during the Great War 1914-1918
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Ayton of Blackhill
Notes
1. The church had started a fund on 14th March 1917 for sending parcels to soldiers at the front. They collected £91 17s 3d. The parcels costs £71. 10s, leaving a balance of £20 7s 6d towards the cost of the plaque.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Consett Guardian 12/03/1920 reports unveiling.
External web link
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (L65.09)
LEADGATE Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The layout of this memorial is not known.
The following has been extracted from a newspaper
report and has not been compared with the original
nor with a good photograph.
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Sacred to the memory
of those who have made
the supreme sacrifice
during the Great War 1914-1918
J.E. Vipond J.R. Hart S.C. Williamson
E.H. Lee F.L. Telford E. Webb
T. Kirsopp A. Dover T. Liddell
N. Anderson A. Snaith T.E. Rowland
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend.
NamesL65.09
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