Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist

Whitburn

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Wesleyan Methodist (W100.04)

NEWMP Ref No.: W100.04

Parish: Whitburn

Original Location:

Wesleyan Methodist Church, at the corner of Lizard Lane and North Guards.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

31st May 1921 unveiled by Mr W.A. Bowman

Materials Used:

White marble on brown marble pattress.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

The tablet was made by Messrs Borrowdaile of Sunderland

Inscription:

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friend.
To the praise and worship of God
and in memory of the gallant men of Whitburn
who fell in the Great War 1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Plaque with shallow pedimented top, on a pattress of the same shape.

The quotation is in the top.

The names are listed in three columns.

The dedication is in elaborate capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals.

Names:

49 full names.
See transcript.

Sources:

Photos: Simon Raine; Peter Hoy; Tony Harding

South Shields Gazette
15/10/2014 reports proposals by the church to trace relatives for their Centenary commemoration.

Sunderland Echo
01/06/1921 reports unveiling of plaque with 39 names.
(Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

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

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
C. Sanders;
James Pasby;
Michael Mulhern;
James Hoy Archives;
Tony Harding

Research In Progress:

The names for 1914-18 are being researched by the Whitburn Local History Society. Also Mrs. Christine Buckham, 52 Wheatall Drive, Whitburn, Nr. Sunderland, SR6 7HQ. 0191 5293007 and Joyce Bell

Contact: joyce.bell@audreyelizabeth.plus.com