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Plaque 1914-18 St. John Wesleyan Methodist

Reference

C103.04

Place

COXHOE

Map ref

3235

Original Location

St.John's Wesleyan Methodist (Closed)

Present Location

St.Andrew�s Methodist Church.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 5th May 1928 by Mr W. Henderson, Littletown, Senior Circuit Steward. Prayers led by Rev T. Hillary of Durham

Memorial Description

Plaque 2 feet high x 1 foot 6 inches wide on a pattress 3 inches wider. There is a single line border. The names are listed in two columns. Lettering is in elaborate capitals for the dedication and lower case for the names.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

In Grateful / Remembrance / of the Young Men / of this Church / who made the / Supreme Sacrifice / in the Great War / 1914 - 1918
�Lest We Forget�

Names

8 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes

1. St. John's Chapel closed many years ago and is now a carpet shop.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos; C. Sanders; Jack Turton

Durham Chronicle 11/05/1928 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Source of quotation:
�Lest we forget� Recessional Rudyard Kipling

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; Jack Turton

Research In Progress

Coxhoe Local History Group have researched the names on their War Memorials Contact via www.coxhoehistory.org

Plaque 1914-18 St. John Wesleyan Methodist (C103.04)

COXHOE   Methodist Church

   In Grateful

   Remembrance

   of the Young Men

   of this Church

   who made the

   Supreme Sacrifice

   in the Great War

   1914 - 1918

   -------------------

   N. Brown       A. Johnson

   W.H. Bell      P. Kitchingman

   W.D. Carr      J. Liddle

   P. Corner      T.H. Roxby

   -------------------

   “Lest We Forget”

NamesC103.04

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