Memorial

Book of Remembrance 1914-18 St. Jude

South Shields

Memorial Name: Book of Remembrance 1914-18 St. Jude (S86.065)

NEWMP Ref No.: S86.065

Parish: South Shields

Original Location:

St. Jude’s Church, St. Jude’s Terrace, Alice Street, Laygate, South Shields. NE33 5PB. NNZ 36233 66052

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

circa 1933.

Materials Used:

Leather, paper.

Who Commissioned:

St Jude’s.

How Money was Raised:

By the congregation.

Present Condition: Fair

Ownership and Maintenance: St Jude's Church

Inscription:

Outer cover
St. Jude’s Church
South Shields

Title page
Book
of
Remembrance.
St. Jude’s . . .South Shields
“Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord”

Next page
This book commemorates before God
faithful Souls departed
in whose memory
this Church has been beautified by Gifts
of Love.

Rest Eternal Grant to them O Lord
& Let Light Perpetual shine upon them.

Memorial Description:

Book of Remembrance, Quarto size, 10 inches high x  8 inches wide (254m x 204mm) bound in black leather.

Each page is handwritten.

Some of the entries refer to gifts given to the church in memory of people who died, others are of those who were killed in war.

Names:

See transcript.

Notes:

1. The Litany Book which is mentioned in this volume, has now been found as of 2026, see S86.094.

2. The Names were originally engraved to the South Wall Panelling, next to the Organ. However due to Dry rot and dampness, extensive modifications to the Church to accommodate a new Alter Annexe. The oak wood panelling has now been replaced with new Wood panelling, but does not show the names.

3. The Memorial Window was also altered when the extensive remodelling took place, the heading panels for the bottom set of Stain Glass Windows are at the bottom of the Windows instead at the top. This was done as the New High Alter constructed, blocked the view of the Stain Glass Windows panels. See S86.065.

4. The Lavabo Cruet Box was not found in the visit in 2026. It is dedicated to a John Craig Potts, see his Every Name A Story entry.

Sources:

Photos of some of the pages: C. Sanders; The James Hoy Archive; James Pasby; George Madison;

Source of quotation
“Life eternal grant unto them . . .” Mass for the Dead

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders; The James Hoy Archive; George Madison; James Pasby;

Research In Progress:

The names on this memorial are being researched by Peter Hoy.

Contact: peterhoy@hotmail.co.uk

If you know more about this memorial, please send the details to NEWMP.

Names Documents:

SOUTH SHIELDS    St.Jude’s Church

 

This book is of general use, not merely for those who died in war.

This is a selection of relevant pages

 

  St. Jude’s Church

  South Shields

  Book of Remembrance.

—————————————————–

  Book

  of

  Remembrance

 

  St. Jude’s            South Shields

 

  “Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord”

—————————————————–

  This book commemorates before God

  faithful souls departed

  in whose memory

  this church has been beautified by gifts

  of Love.

 

  Life eternal grant to them O Lord

  and let Light Perpetual shine upon them.

—————————————————–

  1910-18 Panels in Sanctuary

 

  In memory of John White Armstrong died 21/10/1918

   (Killed in action). Florence Bates died 13/1/13

  Reynold Erickson died 11/8/1913.  Also in memory

  of others whose names are inscribed on the memorial

  tablets on the last wall of the south aisle.

 

  Richard Armstrong         Joseph Harrison

  Alexander Peacock         William Archbold

  William Charleson         John Abrahamson

  Eleanor Charleson         Bertram Martin

  James Taylor              Walter Bainbridge

  Anna Almond               Harold Smith

  Mary Allen                Bessie Smith

  John Potts                John Johnson

  William Gibb              Stephen Gilchrist

  William Norton            Thomas Lensk

 

It is not clear whether all the above died as a result of enemy action

or were all parishioners who died in the years 1910-1918

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  1916 Lavabo cruet

  In memory of John Craig Potts

   (Killed in Action) 13/3/1916

—————————————————–

  1918 Litany Book

  In memory of St.Jude’s communicants fallen

  in the Great War.  The names are inscribed

  therein.

—————————————————–

  1924 Memorial Window

  In memory of Parishioners fallen in the

  Great War

—————————————————–

  Killed in action

  Parishioners

 

  Andrew Stephenson

  James Daglish

  Victor Walter Pascoe

 

  John Chipchase ) in action

  George Sage    ) “

  Emma Maw       ) in action

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