Memorial

Roll of Honour Served 1914-18 Hope Street Wesleyan Methodist

Crook

Memorial Name: Rolls of Honour Served 1914-18 Hope Street Wesleyan Methodist (C121.19)

NEWMP Ref No.: C121.19

Parish: Crook

Original Location:

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Hope Street. (closed)

Present Location:

Durham County Record Office

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled November 1920 by Mr T. Finlay of Fir Tree.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Designed and executed by George D. Charlton, Barnhill, Dundee, late of Crook.

Inscription:

Crook Wesleyan Church.
Roll of Honour.
To the Glory of God and in loving
remembrance of the men of this congregation
who served in the Great War 1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Two matching Rolls of Honour each bearing half the names.

At centre top is a badge with the name of the church below.

Beneath this is a swag on which is an open book.

On either side is a laurel wreath surrounding a lamp with a flame.

At bottom left on one roll is a picture of St. George bearing a sword aloft.

On the other is an angel holding aloft a laurel wreath.

The names are listed in three columns on each.

The whole is printed using elaborate lettering for the titles and dedication and lower case lettering for the names.

Names:

126 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. It looks as though the names of H.E.H. Gowland, C.H. Macdonald, J.E. Young and G.W. Young have been added at a later date.

2.  A limited number of souvenir booklets, containing photographs of the church, marble tablet, and illuminated scrolls was available at a charge of sixpence each.

Sources:

Photos: Dorothy Hall; Old photos: Simon Raine

Auckland Chronicle
02/12/1920 reports unveiling;
13/01/1921 also reports sale of booklets.

Durham County Record Office
M/Cr 296 1 and 2

Source of quotation:
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling
“Greater Love hath no man” John 15 v. 13

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale;
John and Mavis Dixon
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

First Roll:

  

    Crook Wesleyan Church.

    Roll of Honour.

  

    To the Glory of God and in loving

    remembrance of the men of this congregation

    who served in the Great War 1914-1919.

  

    The tumult and the

    Shouting checks

    The Captains and the Kings depart

    Still stands thine

    Ancient Sacrifice

    An humble and a

    Contrite heart

    Lord God of hosts

    Be with us yet

    Lest we forget!

    Lest we forget!

    Kipling

  

    W. Adamson     * A.A. Burnip       H. Dixon

    J.G. Alderson    C.W. Burnip       H. Dodds

  * A. Armstrong     C. Burnip         J. Dowson

    J.R. Armstrong   L. Burnip       * T. Dowson

    A. Askew         T. Campbell       M. Dunn

    G.E. Askwith     G. Campbell       C. Edmundson

    W.H. Askwith     A. Carr           A. Edwards

  * W. Auton         C. Carr           T.E. Ellis

    W. Bland         J. Carr           T. Flowers

    H. Bowes         S. Carr           J. Furness

    E. Braithwaite   H.W. Claxton      W. Green

  * F. Braithwaite   J. Clifford       F. Hall

    G. Browbank      H.J. Close        T. Hall

                     T. Close          F. Heslop

                     J.G. Coates     * W. Heslop

                   * F.W. Cooke        G. Hetherington

                   * T. Cummins        P. Hetherington

                     C. Curl           S. Hetherington

                     A. Dalton         T. Hilton

                   * W.G. Dalton     * W. Hutchinson

                     A. Davies         H. Johnson

                     A. Dewell         J.H. Kidd

                     W. Dewell         C.F. Kingston

                     A.E. Dickenson  * J. Lambert

                     H.E.H. Gowland

  

    Those marked * made

    the supreme sacrifice.

—————————————————–

Second Roll:

  

    Crook Wesleyan Church.

    Roll of Honour.

  

    To the Glory of God and in loving

    remembrance of the men of this congregation

    who served in the Great War 1914-1919.

    Greater love

    hath no man

    than this, that

    a man lay

    down his life

    for his friends

    John 15 verse 13

  

    W. Lax           T. Page           J. Sherrington

    R. Lax           J. Pallister    * F. Smith

    W. Lee           E. Park         * F.A. Smith

    J. Lyall         T.W. Park         G. Smith

    R.E. Lyall       Alf. Parkin     * H.H. Smith

    S.A. Marshall    Alf. Parkin       H.A. Smith

    G. McGuine       Art. Parkin     * J.E. Smith

    F. Myers         A. Parkin         Sep. Smith

    A. Norman        F. Parkin       * Syd. Smith

    H. Norman      * J.H. Parkin       W.A. Smith

    Hugh Norman    * R.W. Parkin       W.H. Smith

    J.G. Norman      W. Parkin         J. Stephenson

    L.P. Norman      J. Pearson        W. Stephenson

  * C.H. Macdonald   J.T. Pedelty      W. Tarn

                     J. Pedelty        R.P. Thexton

                     Jos. Pedelty      W. Thornborough

                     W. Pybus          H. Tweddle

                     A. Richardson     R. Tweddle

                   * G. Richardson     A. Wearmouth

                     C.F. Robinson   * G.W. Wearmouth

                     J.A. Robinson     A. White

                     W. Ruth           E. White

                     W. Scales         H. Whitfield

                     T. Scarr          R. Willis

                     J.E. Young      * G.W. Young

  

    Those marked * made

    the supreme sacrifice.

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