Memorial

Font 1914-18 Stanley Street Congregational

Blyth

Memorial Name: Font 1914-18 Stanley Street Congregational (B42.26)

NEWMP Ref No.: B42.26

Parish: Blyth

Original Location:

Stanley Street Congregational Church

Present Location:

Unknown

Church building demolished.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 27th October 1920 by Miss Anderson of Hexham.
Dedicated by Rev. E.A. ?Sansom, former Chaplain of the Forces in France, and now pastor of the Mission.

Materials Used:

Sicilian marble

Present Condition: Missing

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. Endean of Blyth.

Inscription:

To the glory of God and in very loving memory of the men of this congregation who gave their lives for us.

Memorial Description:

Font, with octagonal bowl with decoration on the underside of the bowl and the foot.

The names were listed in gold.

Names:

7 full names, plus the name of the former late minister.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Rev. James D. Anderson, named at the end of the list, was the Church Pastor, and brother to Miss Anderson who unveiled it. Rev. Anderson had died March 18th 1919. There is no mention in the newspapers of any military service.

Sources:

Blyth News
28/10/1920 reports the unveiling ceremony.

Illustrated Chronicle
27/10/1920 reports unveiling and carries the picture shown here.

Morpeth Herald
05/11/1920 reports the unveiling.

North Mail
29/10/1920 reports unveiling.

Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 11 05 Fri -1920
Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 10 27 Wed -1920
Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 10 28 Thu -1920

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society;
Janet Brown;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

BLYTH Stanley Street Congregational Church (demolished)

    

This memorial is lost and the layout and names

cannot be compared with the original

nor with a good photograph.

 

  To the glory of God

  and in very loving memory

  of the men of this congregation

  who gave their lives for us.

 

  Allen Bald

  Veale Bastard

  Francis Breyen

  Joseph Crozier

  John Dewick

  Percy Hetherington

  George Parker

  Rev. James D. Anderson

————————————-

The names reported in Morpeth Herald read :

  Albert Bell;

  Veale Bastard;

  Thomas Brenan;

  Joseph Crozier;

  John Bewick;

  Percy Hetherington;

  George Parker.

————————————-

The names reported in Illustrated Chronicle read:

  A. Dall

  J. Dewick

  V. Bastard

  F. Breyen

  J. Crozier

  C. Parker

  P. Hetherington

  Rev. J.D. Anderson.

NamesB42.26

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