Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ and Plaques 1914-18 Methodist
Reference
W97.01
Place
WARDLEY
Map ref
2961
Original Location
Wardley Methodist Church. Fixed to the front of the organ case.
Present Location
Wardley Primary School, Keir Hardie Avenue, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8TX
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Organ.
Three plaques each 11 inches high x 1 foot 3 inches wide. 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.
Three plaques each 11 inches high x 1 foot 3 inches wide. 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.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
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
Names
Notes
1. There were also a number of family plaques in the organ panelling.
2. 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. 2015 - The plaque is now in Wardley Primary School
2. 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. 2015 - The plaque is now in Wardley Primary School
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; John C. Robson
External web link
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; John C. Robson
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Organ and Plaques 1914-18 Methodist (W97.01)
WARDLEY Methodist Church.
Centre plaque
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
Left hand plaque:
Thomas Brown George Dale
Wilfred Boynes Thomas Davidson
Luke Chapman John Etherington
John Carlaw William Felton
Robert Clough Frank Foster
John Cowan Joseph Foster
William Dunnett Robert Foster
John Dixon Richard Harker
David Davidson John W. Houldsworth
George Plews
Right hand plaque
Frederick Knaggs John H. Ramsay
John Kennedy James Richardson
Thomas Lowe James B. Sheffer
Thomas Laing Thomas Sheffer
Joseph McGrowther Frederick Stanners
Robert Moore James Stavers
John Nee William Thompson
William Pace Edward Thompson
Ernest Priest Thomas W. Wilson
NamesW97.01
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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