Gracious Street Methodist Church, Knaresborough - WW1

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Harrogate
Town: Knaresborough
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 29990

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Current location

The memorial moved when a new chapel was built. In late 1991 it was being stored in a back room there but the 2019 images show it wall mounted.
GRACIOUS STREET METHODIST CHURCH
Gracious St
Knaresborough
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG5 8DT
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 35117 56922
Denomination: Methodist

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Description

WALL-MOUNTED, WOODEN BOARD OF THREE PANELS. PITCHED AT TOP WITH SMALL SHELF BELOW PANELS. PAINTED LETTERING WITH DEDICATIONS EITHER SIDE AND NAMES ON CENTRE PANEL.

Inscription

Left Panel - TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE BRAVE MEN OF/ THIS CHURCH/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-18/ HE MAKETH WARS TO CEASE/ UNTO THE END OF THE EARTH/ PSALM 46 9 Centre Panel - THE UNRETURNED BRAVE/ (15 NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS/ JOHN 15 13 Right Panel - ALSO IN GRATITUDE TO/ ALMIGHTY GOD/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF/ ABOUT 57 WHO WENT/ FORTH TO THE TOILS AND/ SUFFERINGS OF WAR, BUT/ IN THE GOODNESS AND/ PROVIDENCE OF GOD/ WERE GIVEN TO US AGAIN/ IN ALL THEIR AFFLICTION/ HE WAS AFFLICTED/ AND THE ANGEL OF HIS/ PRESENCE SAVED THEM/ ISAIAH 63 9

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Addy, Herbert
Anderson, William
Chatterton, Walter
Clarke, William Percy
Crowe, Thomas
Edwards, Hugh
Fountain, Henry
Gill, Matthew
Greaves, Bernard
Inman, Charles
See details for all 15 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Board
Measurements: depth 175MM, height 1177MM, width 1750MM
Materials: Wood - Mahogany

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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