Memorial
Hexham Congregational Church - WW1
Current Location
St Aidan's United Reform Church, Hencotes, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE46 2EQ, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 93357 63942
Denomination
United Reformed
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 34095
- Description
- Brass Plaque, shield-shaped. This was fixed to a wood pattress of the same shape with a metal holder for a glass flower vase below. The plaque has a single line border. The dedication is in lower case Gothic, the dedication and quotations are in Roman capitals with red capital letters. The names are listed in a single column in sans serif lettering with red capitals.
- Inscription
- In memory / of / The Brave Men / of this Church / who gave their lives in / The Great War, 1914-18/[names]/ "Their Souls are in the hands of God/ Their name liveth / for evermore"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 6
- Died
- 6
- Information shown
- surname, forename
- Order of names
- surname
- Costs
- £24.10s
- Sponsor Type
- public
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- Figure obtained from church accounts for 1920
Ceremonies
Unveiled
Sep 1920
Rev. W. Ellis Pearson
Previous Location(s)
Congregational Church, Hencotes, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE46 2EQ, England
OS Grid Reference
NY 93199 63933
Denomination
Congregational
Reason for move
Church closed 1966 and demolished 1967. Colin Dallison states that “I could not find out in 1992 what had happened to the war memorial in 1967 but it came to light in Hexham Community Centre in February 1997 during a clean-out of the building prior to renovation. Mrs. Joan Smith says it was discovered by Stan Batey, chairman of the centre. The memorial was cleaned and restored by Peter Cresswell of Hexham
Components
- Plaque
Height: 770mm
Width: 620mm
Made from: Brass
Condition: Good
- Backboard
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
- Hexham Courant 31/1/1920 reports on the proposal to erect the memorial, at an estimated cost of £1,000 including rebuilding the organ and re-arranging the interior of the church.
- Durham County Records Office Church records, ref C/DNU 19, part of a set relating to the Durham and Northumberland Congregational Union.
- Haltwhistle Echo 1/10/1920 reports unveiling
- Alan Grint has researched the names on the Hexham memorials in his book The Faith and Fire Within, 2006, Ergo Press ISBN 0955275814