Memorial

Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Howard Street Presbyterian

North Shields

Memorial Name: Stained Glass Window 1914-18 Howard Street Presbyterian (N34.36)

NEWMP Ref No.: N34.36

Parish: North Shields

Original Location:

Howard Street Presbyterian Church

Present Location:

Now in St. Columba’s United Reformed Church, 30 Northumberland Square

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled March 21st 1920 by Lt. Col. A. Kerr Tasker, T.D., R.E.

Inscription:

Erected by the Congregation to the
Glory of God and in memory of the
men who fell in the War 1914-1919.

Memorial Description:

Stained glass window of a single light.

At the very top are two angels with two shields between them and the words “Pro Patria” below.

The main picture depicts a knight in armour gazing along a road to the bright sun, against which is the crucifixion scene.

An old man kneels by his side clutching the knight’s cloak, and two women are standing behind him.

Beside them is the text “These are they which have come out of the great tribulation”.

Below the picture is a panel bearing the dedication, painted in black serif capitals.

The panel bearing the names is at the bottom between two allegorical pictures, painted to appear as a tablet, with the names formed by painting the background and removing the lettering.

The names are listed in a single column using serif capitals.

Names:

14 names and ranks.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. The man who did the unveiling was a son of a former Minister of the Church.

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding

Newcastle Daily Journal
22/03/1920 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
“Nec tamen consumebatur” (But it was not consumed) is the motto of the Scottish Nonconformist Church. It comes from the story of Moses and the Burning Bush told in Exodus 3.
“These are they which have out of the great tribulation” Revelation 7 v 14