Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Organ or organ part
District
Hackney
Town
Stoke Newington
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5 May 1921
    Attended by: Rev Irving Armstrong, Rev E Ewart, Rev J Wesley Hart, Rev W H Phipps BA and Rev James Doran
  • Rededicated
    Date: 7 July 2019
    Attended by: Undefined
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11960

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Current location

132a
Green Lanes Methodist Church
132a Green Lanes
Stoke Newington
Hackney
Greater London
N16 9BN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32525 85864
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Rebuilt and enlarged organ with associated tablet, located behind the pulpit, opposite the organ. This memorial was lost when the original church was burned down. It was replaced by a framed and glazed photograph with additional inscription in the rebuilt church.
Inscription
Organ: TO THE / GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / (Names) / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" Tablet: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS CHURCH AND CONGREGATION WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / (Names)/ LET THOSE THAT REMAIN SEE TO IT THAT THESE NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN New Inscription additionally to the original, on the new memorial are the words above the image: Let those who remain see to it that these names be not forgotten And below it: World War I Memorial Tablet, unveiled Thursday 5th May 1921 at Green Lanes Wesleyan Church, the first Methodist Church to stand on this site 1874 -1968./ Order of service held at Hackney Archives./ Presented 7th July 2019 by John Stuart Wirth, in memory of Frederick Arthur Wirth who held office there 1920s – 1960s
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Anstey, Alexander Burgess
Barstow, Maurice
Beetles, Thomas George
Beetles, William John
Bowerman, Oswald George
Capon, John Daniel
Coates, Stanley Harvey
Cotterill, William Harold
Garnham, Percy Claude
Holber, Henry Theodore
See details for all 16 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Photograph/s
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
History
CHURCH DEMOLISHED SOME TIME AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR. DETAILS TAKEN FROM COPY OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HACKNEY ARCHIVES. 2019: Replacement of Memorial with current framed image and inscription.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: New Memorial: John Stuart Worth
Reference
  • Booklet ‘The Story of Green Lanes Wesleyan Church’ published in 1906, revised and reprinted in 1920. Hackney Archives

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