Memorial

Lilswood School WW1 Memorial Plaque

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Current Location

In vestry, St Helens Church, Leazes Lane, Whitley Chapel, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE47 0HB, England

NY928577

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 34271
Description: WALL-MOUNTED BRASS PLAQUE on a wooden backboard. The only decoration is a tiny patterned square around the bolts at the corners. Lettering is in Roman capitals
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE OLD BOYS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

Backboard

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Plaque

Height: 355MM

Width: 560MM

Made from: Brass

Condition: Good