Memorial

Furnishings 1914-18 St. George Presbyterian

Stockton on Tees

Memorial Name: Furnishings 1914-18 St. George Presbyterian (S138.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: S138.03

Parish: Stockton on Tees

Original Location:

St. George’s Presbyterian

Past Location:

Stockton United Reformed Church was formed on 20th September 1987 when three United Reformed Fellowships in central Stockton were joined as one. These were Queens Park URC, St Andrew and St George URC and Yarm Road Memorial URC.

Present Location:

St. Andrew and St. George URC, Yarm Lane Stockton on Tees TS18 1HU

This may have come from another church.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Wood furniture, brass plate.

Inscription:

In memory of our fallen friends
1914 – 1919

(names)

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends”

Memorial Description:

Communion table 30 inches deep x 60 inches wide x 37 inches high (76cms x 152cms x 94cms) and chairs.

There is a plaque 3 inches high x 5 inches wide (8cms x 13cms) which bears the dedication.

The names are listed in two columns.

The lettering is incised using Roman upper case lettering for the dedication and names, and italic lower case for the quotation.

Names:

8 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. St. Andrew’s Church (founded 1848) and St. George’s Presbyterian (1847) were brought together in 1934.

2. The Crookston brothers are remembered at Thornaby. There was a Congregational Church at Mansfield Street, Thornaby 1886-1955.

Sources:

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Source of quotation
 “Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

C. Sanders

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Names Documents:

STOCKTON ON TEES  St. George’s United Reformed Church

 

  In memory of our fallen friends

  1914 – 1919

  Robert J. Bell     John Boyd

  Alex S. Crookston  Thos. Bradbury

  Robert Crookston   Robert Lackenby

  William Little     A.H. Muirhead

  “Greater love hath no man than this, that a

  man lay down his life for his friends“

NamesS138.03  

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