Plaque 1914-18 Durham Road Primitive Methodist

Primitive Methodist Church, Durham Road.(closed)

On the left of the choir at east end of church.

The plaque was recovered from the church after it was demolished in the 1960s.

It was rededicated in St. Mark’s on August 27th 2000.

1914-18

Unveiled 12th September 1920 by Lieutenant-Colonel A. Henderson.

Brass in oak frame.

Church committee of Messrs. J. Rickaby and E. Robinson

To the Glory of God and in memory of
the men of this church who gave their lives
for their Country in the Great War.

Plaque, mounted on a wooden base and surround with shallow rounded top.

There is a wide border of raised green ivy leaves.

At centre top of the main panel is a wreath containing a red cross.

The dates “1914” and “1919” are on each side.

The names are listed in two columns below the dedication.

All lettering is in Roman capitals.

1. Apart from the names and final quotation, this memorial is identical in form and pattern to that in St. Mark’s Methodist Church (See G39.55).

2. A handsome Gothic church which stood at the corner of Durham Road and South Street, built in 1893, at a cost of £12,000; the building seated 650 and was at the head of the Gateshead First Circuit, but later became part of Gateshead East Circuit. It closed in 1964 and has been demolished.

Photos: Errol Broomfield; Ron Carson

Illustrated Chronicle
13/09/1920 reports unveiling

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
13/09/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
18/09/1920 reports unveiling.

Errol Broomfield;
Ron Carson;
Dorothy Hall

If you are researching this memorial please contact 2014@newmp.org.uk