Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Central Primitive Methodist

Hexham

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Central Primitive Methodist (H51.10)

NEWMP Ref No.: H51.10

Parish: Hexham

Original Location:

Central Primitive Methodist Church, at the corner of Battle Hill and Beaumont Street. (closed 28th December 1952)

Present Location:

Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street.

Left hand plaque of two to the left of the pulpit.

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass mounted on wood.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

E.H. Thew of Newcastle.

Inscription:

Left panel:
Come
unto me

Right panel:
I will give
you rest

Centre panel:
To the Glory of God
and in
grateful remembrance
of the men of this
church and school
who fell in the
Great War
1914-1918
(Names)
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his
friends.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 18½ inches high x 22 inches wide (47cms x 56cms) with shallow triangular extension at centre top.

The main brass panel is divided into three at the top, with the quotation appearing in cartouches in the two outer sections, and the dedication in the middle, the top line of which is arched and outlined with a wavy thin line.

In the lower half of the plaque the names are listed in two columns inside an elaborate border using Roman capitals.

Names:

10 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: C.N. Dallison

Sources of quotations :
“Come unto me and I will give you rest” St. Matthew 11 v 28;
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” St. John’s Gospel 15 v 13