Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tynedale
Town
Corbridge
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: Nov 1921
    Attended by: Rev. C. Taylor of Scotswood
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33903

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Current location

In the choir transept
liturgical north wall
Methodist Chapel
Princes Road
Corbridge
Tynedale
Northumberland
NE45 5DD
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 99105 64468
Denomination: Methodist

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Previous locations
  • Library & Tourist Information Centre
    Market Place
    Corbridge
    Tynedale
    Northumberland
    NE45 5AD
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NY 98964 64396
    Denomination: Undefined
  • United Methodist Church
    Hill Street
    Corbridge
    Tynedale
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Bronze Plaque, on wood pattress. The top edge has a very shallow domed top. At centre top of the plaque is an enamelled shield of white Maltese cross with a helmeted inward-facing head in each quarter, also in white, on a dark blue background. On either side is a pattern of grapes and vine leaves raised in half relief. The names are listed in two columns underneath the dedication, all lettering is in raised Roman capitals, on a pecked background. Beneath is a smaller brass plaque giving the history of the plaque.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE/ MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR OF/ THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "WE LOVED THEM IN LIFE LET US HONOUR THEM IN DEATH"/ On smaller brass plaque- THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS REMOVED FROM THE/ HILL STREET CHURCH/ A.D. 1938
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ellison, C Thomas
Ellison, John S
Forster, Surtees
Hall, James
Smith, Thomas
Wade, William
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 580mm, width 765mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 50mm, height 695mm, width 850mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 60mm, width 155mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 80mm, width 170mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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