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    Memorial

    Pithill Wesleyan Methodist Church Roll of Honour

    The Roll of Honour

    Source: Copyright 'M H S' (WMO215169)

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    Current Location

    Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Derwentside, Durham, DH9 0RG, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 21810 54352

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    Type of Memorial
    Roll of honour or book of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    90190
    Description
    Roll of Honour in a glazed wooded frame. Highly illuminated, it features fluted columns at each side, each entwined by an ivy stem. The names are in 5 columns, in elaborate capitals, with all initials illuminated, the columns are separated with a blue vertical line edged with gold
    Inscription
    Beamish Wesleyan Methodist Church/ROLL OF HONOUR/[names]/1914 Lest We Forget 1919
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    86
    Served
    86
    Information shown
    surname, initials of forenames
    Additional Information
    The fallen are not identified
    Maker(s)
    • Mr J H Ratcliffe, one of the young men of the Church, Calligrapher

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    April 1920

    Previous Location(s)

    • Methodist Chapel, Station Road, Pithill, Derwentside, Durham, DH9 0RA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 22249 53701

    Denomination

    Methodist

    Year of move

    1985

    Reason for move

    Chapel closed, demolished and rebuilt at Beamish

    Components

    Roll of honour

    Made from: Paper


    Condition: Good


    Frame

    Made from: Wood


    Condition: Good


    • http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6514
    • Chester le Street Chronicle 30 May and 6 June 1920
    • Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Saturday 08 December 1990 Pag 16CHURCH MATTERS by Francis Wood Chapel reopens at Beamish Museum BEAMISH Museum now has its own place of worship. The old Pithill Chapel, built in 1854, has now been transferred, stone by stone, to join the miners' cottages and allotments of the museum. ---