Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 John Knox Presbyterian

Elswick

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 John Knox Presbyterian (E35.24)

NEWMP Ref No.: E35.24

Parish: Elswick

Original Location:

John Knox Presbyterian Church (demolished)

Present Location:

West Denton United Reformed Church, Middlegate / Western Avenue, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Map Reference: NZ 188660

Which War:

a. 1914-18

b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 6th March 1921 by Mr. J.R. Hall of the Tyneside Scottish Brigade.

Materials Used:

Wood

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designers – Messrs. Mauchlen & Weightman, Architects, Collingwood St., Newcastle.
Carved by R.P. Appleby, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle.

Inscription:

a.
To the Glory of God
and in proud memory of the
members of this church who
fell in the Great War 1914-18
(Names)
They loved not their lives unto the
death

b.
1939-45

Memorial Description:

Plaque, approx. 52 inches high x 34½ inches wide (1.32m x 875mm).

It has a hemispherical top containing a wreath raised and gilded.

There is a raised gilded border.

Names are listed in two columns using gilded Roman capitals.

Underneath, and made to match, is another panel containing the names from 1939-1945.

Names:

a. 21 full names.
b. 10 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding

Illustrated Chronicle
01/03/1921 reports proposed unveiling;
07/03/1921 carries photo.

Northern Echo
07/03/1921 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
“They loved not their lives unto the death” Rev. 12.11

Sources Link: Northern Echo 03 07 Mon -1921
Sources Link: Illustrated Chronicle 03 01 Tue -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

ELSWICK  John Knox Presbyterian Church

To The Glory of God

and in proud memory of the

members of this church who

fell in the Great War 1914-18

              Alexander Allan        James Hamilton

              George Atkinson        George R. Jobson

              Thomas W.W. Baynes     Robert M. Johnson

              Andrew R. Bennet       George B. Logan

              Alexander G. Bennet    Alexr. McDonald

              Thomas Bull            George Moore

              Henry W.G. Campbell    Andrew Park

              Reginald Edgar         Gordon Robertson

              John T. Grainger       Hilton R. Telford

              John McRobb Hall       Samuel W. White

              Ralph Worthington

They loved not their lives unto the death

                                              Rev 12.11

1939-45

              David Dodgson         John Laws

              William Gilroy        Maxwell Lidgate

              Robert Alex. Gilroy   John Walker

              James Ian Henderson   Nicol Weatherston

              Percival M. Davidson  Arthur A. Young

NamesE35.24      

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