Plaque 1914-18 Paradise Wesleyan Methodist

Paradise Wesleyan Methodist Church, Atkinson Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (Demolished)

Unknown

1914-18

Unveiled 10th May 1919 by Major-General Sir R.A. Kerr-Montgomery.

In Memoriam
(Names)
Killed in action
during the Great War
1914-1918.

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

Plaque inside an ornate frame surmounted by the badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

The two side pillars have flowers raised in half relief at the top, and a cherub at the bottom which are pointing towards the central plaque.

At the bottom, on either side of the quotation, is (left) the badge of the Lancashire Fusiliers and (right) the badge of the 20th County of London Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), The London Regiment.

On the central panel are the names with the regiment underneath each name.

All lettering is in raised sans serif capitals except for the quotation which is engraved in elaborate lower case.

1. The church was built in 1906. It closed in 1971 and the building was demolished.

2. Brick with ashlar dressings. Gable front with two separate porches and a large window between. Side with three tall windows under gablets. Seated 750. Later used as ‘Quasar Laser’. Demolished recently [2012].

North Mail
03/05/1919 briefly reports unveiling.

Benwell’s Churches Past and Present.

Dorothy Hall;
Tony Harding;

The names on this memorial are being researched by St. James Heritage and Environment group.

Contact:stjamesbenwell@gmail.com