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Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist

Reference

W77.01

Place

WESTERHOPE

Map ref

NZ 185679

Original Location

Wesleyan Chapel (demolished).

Present Location

In the new Westerhope Methodist Church. Upper of two memorials on wall in vestibule.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque 30 inches high x 23 inches wide with plain line border. The lettering is in some cases plain sometimes elaborate, and the quotation at the bottom is in italics. The names are listed in two columns with a vertical line dividing them using Roman capitals for the dedication , sans serif for the names and italics for the quotation.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

Dedicated to the Glory of God / and in loving memory of the following men / connected with the Westerhope Wesleyan Church / who made the supreme sacrifice / in 1914 the Great War 1919 / Erected by parents and friends.
"Greater love hath no man than this, / that a man lay down his life for his friends".

Names

8 full names.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Parents and friends

How money was raised

Public subscription

Present condition

Good

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Engraved by M. Forster, Nun Street, Newcastle.

Notes

1. �The service on Remembrance Sunday morning is still one of the special services of the year, at which a wreath provided by Mrs. A. Bainbridge is laid on the memorial by an ex-service man, usually a member of the chapel. The flowers, placed on this memorial weekly, have been provided by Mrs. Bainbridge for many years.� Jubilee Souvenir Handbook

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown; A.D. Walton; Tony Harding

Westerhope Methodist Church � Jubilee Souvenir Handbook 1901-1951

Source of quotation
�Greater love hath no man than this . . .� St. John 15 v 13

Research acknowledgements

A.D. Walton and Tom Peacock, (both Westerhope LHS); Tony Harding

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Plaque Fallen 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (W77.01)

WESTERHOPE, Methodist Church.

   Dedicated to the Glory of God

   and in loving memory of the following men

   connected with the Westerhope Wesleyan Church

   who made the supreme sacrifice

   1914 .  in the Great War  . 1919

   Adam Biggs              George R. Bainbridge

   Henry Heslop            George Turner

   Algernon J. Harris      Charles A.S. Ramsey

   Matthew Forster         George O. Ramsey

   Erected by parents and friends

   "Greater love hath no man than this,

   That a man lay down his life for his friends"

NamesW77.01

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