Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist
Reference
G50.06
Place
GREAT LUMLEY
Original Location
Lumley Wesleyan Methodist Church
Present Location
Closed 1985. The building is now a private house.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled January 1920 by Rev. George Wright BA., of Chester-le-Street, superintendent minister. Mr. W. Lee of Burradon Colliery was the preacher.
Memorial Description
Plaque in the form of a scroll on a black pattress. The names are listed in a single column. Lettering is in sans serif capitals with the quotation in italic capitals.
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of the dear lads who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
(names)
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.
Their names liveth for evermore.
(names)
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.
Their names liveth for evermore.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. Smith, monumental sculptor, Chester-le-Street
Notes
1. The owner in 2006 said that the church closed in 1985 and the pulpit and war memorial were removed then later sold.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo taken in 1985: Dorothy Hall
Chester-le-Chronicle 30/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 31/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations:
“Blessed are the dead . . .” Revelation 14 v.13;
“Their name liveth . . . “ Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44.
Chester-le-Chronicle 30/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 31/01/1920 reports unveiling.
Sources of quotations:
“Blessed are the dead . . .” Revelation 14 v.13;
“Their name liveth . . . “ Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (G50.06)
GREAT LUMLEY
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 the dear lads
who laid down their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918.
Henry Lowerson
Bartholomew Saunders Finlay
John Trotter
“Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord”
“Their names liveth for evermore”
NamesG50.06
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