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Memorial details

Memorial type
Church Fabric / Fitting: Table
District
Derwentside
Town
Beamish
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: Nov 1919
    Attended by:
  • Rededicated
    Date: 14 Apr 2017
  • Show More (1)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
60679

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Current location

In the reconstructed Methodist Chapel
Beamish North of England Open Air Museum
Beamish
Derwentside
Durham
DH9 0RF
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 21987 51459
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Fawcett Hill Methodist Church
    Wylam Street
    Craghead
    Derwentside
    Durham
    DH9 6EZ
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 21215 50768
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Communion Table with two chairs and an associated brass plaque. The table has a dropped front on which the words "This do in remembrancde of me" are carved in half relief using Gothic script. There is a circular boss with cross on the front bearer. The brass palque is inset into the table top and has a plain line border.
Inscription
PRESENTED TO THE/TRUSTEES OF THE CRAGHEAD WESLEYAN CHURCH/BY MR & MRS HARRY GREENER OF CRAGHEAD/IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIR TWO SONS/2ND LIEUT HENRY GREENER 6TH DLI WHO WAS/KILLED IN ACTION 14TH APRIL 1917 AGED 23 YEARS/AND/CPL JOHN WILLIAM GREENER 19TH NF WHO WAS WOUNDED/9TH APRIL 1917 AND DIED 6TH MARCH 1919 AGED 22 YEARS/"FOR OTHERS"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Greener, Henry
Greener, John William
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Table
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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