Memorial

Pulpit and Lectern 1914-18 St. Faith

North Shields

Memorial Name: Pulpit and Lectern 1914-18 St. Faith (N34.18)

NEWMP Ref No.: N34.18

Parish: North Shields

Original Location:

St. Faith’s Mission Church, Hudson Street. (Closed)

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled and dedicated 15th September 1921 by Rev. Canon Newsom, Vicar of Newcastle.

Materials Used:

Oak

Inscription:

(Dedicated to the members of the Congregation and Communicants who had died)

Memorial Description:

Pulpit and matching lectern.

From the press photograph, the pulpit is octagonal.

Round the top are grapevines and grapes carved in half relief.

Each face has a traceried top with panel below, one of which bears the dedication, the others bear names.

Lettering is raised in sunken panels.

Names:

(17 names)
TRANSCRIPT NEEDED

Notes:

1. St.Faith’s Church closed in 1951. What happened to the memorial is not known.

2. The names visible on the newspaper photograph are:
J.Mackay; M. Miller; J. Mills; E. Minto; C. Read; W.T. Shannon; J.W. ?Young; J.H. Warren

Sources:

Illustrated Chronicle
27/09/1921 reports unveiling with photo shown here.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
23/09/1921 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
23/09/1921 reports unveiling ceremony

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould;
Dorothy Hall;
Michael Scott (Christ Church)

Research In Progress:

The names on the North Shields memorials are being researched by the Tynemouth WW1 group.

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Names Documents:

NORTH SHIELDS  St. Faith’s Mission Church

 

This is all that can be read from the press photograph.

The dedication itself cannot be read.

  J.Mackay     C. Read

  M. Miller    W.T. Shannon

  L. Mills     J.W. ?Young ?Youl

  E. Minto     J.H. Warren

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