Organ and Plaques 1914-18 Primitive Methodist

Wardley Primitive Methodist Church (Closed)

Fixed to the front of the organ case.

Wardley Primary School, Keir Hardie Avenue, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8TX

1914-18

Brass plaques.

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To the Glory of God
and in Memory of the Men
of this Church and Village
who fell & served in the Great War
1914 – 1918

Organ.

There are three plaques each 11 inches high x 15 inches wide (28cms x 38cms).

The central one, shaped like a shield, bears the dedication.

The other two, each with a pedimented top, bear the names listed in two columns on each.

Lettering is in Roman lower case.

1. There were also a number of family plaques in the organ panelling.

2. This was placed in the new chapel 7th April 1956 from the old village church. The chapel closed in 2007.

3 The location of the organ is not known.

4. The plaques have been remounted into a single frame by John Robson.

5. In 2015 – the plaque is in Wardley Primary School

Photos: C. Sanders; John C. Robson

C. Sanders;
Dorothy Hall;
John C. Robson

If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk