Memorial Details
Memorial
Memorials 1914-18 1939-45 Zion United Methodist
Reference
B42.06
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 3130 8149
Original Location
Zion United Methodist Church, Waterloo Road (demolished)
Present Location
Plaque(s) stolen when church building was being demolished.
The Communion Table with brass commemorative plate was transferred to Seghill Methodist Church but the brass plate was missing.
The Communion Table with brass commemorative plate was transferred to Seghill Methodist Church but the brass plate was missing.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1914-18
c. 1914-18
d. 1939-45
e. 1939-45
f. 1914-18, 1939-45.
b. 1914-18
c. 1914-18
d. 1939-45
e. 1939-45
f. 1914-18, 1939-45.
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. 1914-18 memorials unveiled 5th June 1921 by Lt.Col. J.H. Nicholson of Blyth.
c. Font unveiled 5th June 1921 by Lt.Col. J.H. Nicholson.
d. Communion Table unveiled in October 1950.
c. Font unveiled 5th June 1921 by Lt.Col. J.H. Nicholson.
d. Communion Table unveiled in October 1950.
Memorial Description
a. "On the north wall between the second and third windows there is a brass Roll of Honour"
b. "On the pulpit there is a plaque to the memory of the fallen". Note in Shields Daily News 6/6/1921 is the information that the lettering was engraved in Old English.
c. "At the south side of the Communion area there is a unique memorial Font. It could possibly be the only one of its type in Methodism, being made from an old ship's compass and stand and bearing the following inscription 'Zion U.M. Church Memorial to Fallen Soldiers, 1914-1919. Font from H.M.S. Renown, Pedestal from H.M.S. Britannia and Leviathan'. Morpeth Herald reports that the names were in O.E. lettering, by J. Armour, Engineer.
d. "As will be well known the whole of the front of the choir was remodelled when the choir gallery was removed and the church renovated in the late 1940s. At this time a new Communion table and chairs were dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in the Second World War . . . "
e. " . . . in the porch there is hung a Roll of Honour for the 1939-45 War"
All this has been replaced by the following in the Blyth New Central Methodist Church
f. Slender oak column 40 inches high standing on oak base supporting a narrow octagonal font of 14˝ inches diameter. Five faces of the sides of the font bear brass plates, the other faces are carved with an abstract pattern. The lettering in each case is Roman capitals.
b. "On the pulpit there is a plaque to the memory of the fallen". Note in Shields Daily News 6/6/1921 is the information that the lettering was engraved in Old English.
c. "At the south side of the Communion area there is a unique memorial Font. It could possibly be the only one of its type in Methodism, being made from an old ship's compass and stand and bearing the following inscription 'Zion U.M. Church Memorial to Fallen Soldiers, 1914-1919. Font from H.M.S. Renown, Pedestal from H.M.S. Britannia and Leviathan'. Morpeth Herald reports that the names were in O.E. lettering, by J. Armour, Engineer.
d. "As will be well known the whole of the front of the choir was remodelled when the choir gallery was removed and the church renovated in the late 1940s. At this time a new Communion table and chairs were dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in the Second World War . . . "
e. " . . . in the porch there is hung a Roll of Honour for the 1939-45 War"
All this has been replaced by the following in the Blyth New Central Methodist Church
f. Slender oak column 40 inches high standing on oak base supporting a narrow octagonal font of 14˝ inches diameter. Five faces of the sides of the font bear brass plates, the other faces are carved with an abstract pattern. The lettering in each case is Roman capitals.
Materials used
Oak with brass plates, each for 5 different churches, each one being treated separately.
Inscription
d. To the glory of God / in loving memory of / (Names) / Greater love hath no man than this.
f. In memory of those of the Central Primitive Methodist Church, Regent Street, Blyth and Zion Methodist Church, Blyth who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
f. In memory of those of the Central Primitive Methodist Church, Regent Street, Blyth and Zion Methodist Church, Blyth who made the supreme sacrifice in the World Wars 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
Names
Present condition
Missing
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Font made by Hughes, Bolckow & Co.Ltd. of Blyth
Binnacle font designed & engraved by J. Armour of Backworth.
Binnacle font designed & engraved by J. Armour of Backworth.
Notes
1. Extract from the Souvenir Brochure of the Church Centenary Celebrations 1966 :
“On the north wall between the second and third pair of windows from the front there is a brass Roll of Honour; on the pulpit there is a plaque to the memory of the fallen; and at the south side of the Communion area there is a unique memorial Font. It could be the only one of its type in Methodism, being made from an old ship’s compass and bearing the following inscription: ‘Zion U.M. Church Memorial to fallen soldiers 1914-1919. Font from H.M.S. Renown, Pedestal from H.M.S. Britannia and Leviathan’. As will be well known the whole of the front of the church was remodeled when the choir gallery was removed and the church renovated in the late 1940s. At this time a new Communion Table and chairs were dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in the Second World War . . . . .in the porch there is hung a Roll of Honour for the 1939-1945 War”.
2. When the Zion Methodist Church was demolished, the Communion table was taken to Seghill Methodist. However, it was minus the brass plate which bore the names of the men from the church who died in 1939-45. This plaque was found in the road outside Blyth cemetery some years ago, in a battered condition. The finder straightened it and put it away, rediscovering it very recently. This was taken to the Central Methodist Church in 2009. Here there is a font bearing plaques from five now-demolished chapels in Blyth. It was decided to copy this one to match and place it on the font.
The original has now been sent to the family of Alan Glen Branley, who was awarded the D.C.M. in 1942.
“On the north wall between the second and third pair of windows from the front there is a brass Roll of Honour; on the pulpit there is a plaque to the memory of the fallen; and at the south side of the Communion area there is a unique memorial Font. It could be the only one of its type in Methodism, being made from an old ship’s compass and bearing the following inscription: ‘Zion U.M. Church Memorial to fallen soldiers 1914-1919. Font from H.M.S. Renown, Pedestal from H.M.S. Britannia and Leviathan’. As will be well known the whole of the front of the church was remodeled when the choir gallery was removed and the church renovated in the late 1940s. At this time a new Communion Table and chairs were dedicated as a Memorial to those killed in the Second World War . . . . .in the porch there is hung a Roll of Honour for the 1939-1945 War”.
2. When the Zion Methodist Church was demolished, the Communion table was taken to Seghill Methodist. However, it was minus the brass plate which bore the names of the men from the church who died in 1939-45. This plaque was found in the road outside Blyth cemetery some years ago, in a battered condition. The finder straightened it and put it away, rediscovering it very recently. This was taken to the Central Methodist Church in 2009. Here there is a font bearing plaques from five now-demolished chapels in Blyth. It was decided to copy this one to match and place it on the font.
The original has now been sent to the family of Alan Glen Branley, who was awarded the D.C.M. in 1942.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo of 1939-45 plaque: Edna Lisle
Souvenir Brochure for Church Centenary Celebrations, 1966
Shields Daily News 06/06/1921 press report of unveiling
Morpeth Herald 10/06/1921 reports unveiling of font.
Blyth News 06/06/1921 gives names and regiments of the fallen from 1914-18.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/06/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 06/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/06/1921 reports unveiling as in Note 2 above.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man than this* John 15 v 13
Souvenir Brochure for Church Centenary Celebrations, 1966
Shields Daily News 06/06/1921 press report of unveiling
Morpeth Herald 10/06/1921 reports unveiling of font.
Blyth News 06/06/1921 gives names and regiments of the fallen from 1914-18.
Illustrated Chronicle 03/06/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 06/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/06/1921 reports unveiling as in Note 2 above.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man than this* John 15 v 13
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late J. Tait, Blyth Local History Society; the late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Edna Lisle; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Memorials 1914-18 1939-45 Zion United Methodist (B42.06)
BLYTH, Zion Methodist Church
List of the fallen from 1914-18 taken from the Blyth News
of 6th June 1921.
The layout is not known.
ROLL OF HONOUR
W.D. Soulsby London Rifle Brigade.
T. Cook Welsh Guards
R. Pentleton Northumberland Fusiliers
L. Bound Northern Cyclists
R. Elgley Northumberland Fusiliers
G. Allen Northumberland Fusiliers
F. Allen Northumberland Fusiliers
J.B.F.S. Robertson Northumberland Fusiliers
W.A. Brabyn L.R.B.
J. Minter Northumberland Fusiliers
W. Mayes Royal Naval Reserve
W. Bell Northumberland Hussars
W. Purvis Northumberland Fusiliers
N. Whyatt Royal Navy
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1939-45
On the Communion Table :
To the Glory of God
In Loving Memory of
Alan Branley D.S.M. Harry Cubitt Cozens
Leslie Dixon
George Errington William Watt Smith
“Greater love hath no man than this”
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New plaque now on font in Central Methodist:
In memory of the members of
Zion Church
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
during
The Second World War
Alan Glen Branley, D.C.M.
Leslie Dixon
Harry Cubitt Cozens
George Errington
William Watt Smith
1939 – 1945
To the Glory of God
NamesB42.06
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