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Memorial Plaques

War memorials now at Bishop Street Methodist Church.

Those connected with Bishop Street Methodist Church, who were killed in the 1914-1918 war, are memorialised on a dark brass plaque in the church. In addition, there are three memorial plaques from sister churches, which were moved here when their buildings closed.

We thank Graham Morgan for cleaning up the memorial to those from Bishop Street, in readiness for our Heritage Exhibition on Oct 24th 2009. the difference can be seen from the before and after photos below.

Alison Skinner has been working on biographical detals of the individuals on this plaque, and we hope to include some of that material on the website in the near future.

 

The plaques contain the following information:-

The Bishop Street plaque. Mounted on the north facing wall, east of the pulpit:-

 

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE CONNECTED
WITH THIS CHURCH WHO WERE
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH AND GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

1914 – 1919

  • PTE. ERNEST BAKER            1/4 LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
  • SGT. HERBERT BROWN       ROYAL ENGINEERS
  • PTE. JOHN BREWIN       6TH. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
  • A. B. WILLIAM CHENEY ROYAL NAVY
  • A. B. ARTHUR CHURCHHOUSE     ROYAL NAVY RES.
  • PTE. TOM CHURCHHOUSE     2/4 LEICESTERS.
  • SEC. LT.W. KINGSLEY CALLARD      3/5 LEICESTERS.
  • PTE. H. COOPER       9TH. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
  • PTE. WILLIAM CARTER      1/4 LEICESTERS.
  • LIEUT. EDWIN A. ELSON      MIDDLESEX REGT.
  • SGT. W.S. FOX        1/4 LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
  • SGT. WALTER GLADDING       1/4 LEICESTERS.
  • SGT. ALFRED GODDARD      8TH. LEICESTERS.
  • PTE. TOM HARRIMAN      1/4  LEICESTERS.
  • PTE. FRED HARRIMAN       1/4 LEICESTERS.
  • TPR. CLAUD HERINGTON       LEICES. YEOMANRY
  • PTE. FRED W. JARVIS      1/4 LEICESTERS.
  • A.B. FRANK LANE        ROYAL NAVY.
  • TPR. FRED E. MIDDLETON     LEICES. YEOMANRY
  • CPL. CHRIS SHARPE      2ND. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.
  • GUNNER ARTHUR TESTER     55TH.CO.R.G.A
  • CAPT. JOHN A. WAKERLEY     4TH. LEICESTERS.
  • PTE. WILLIAM WEIR      11TH LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.

    • “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS”

     

    The Mansfield Street and Temperance Hall plaques are both mounted on the wall on the west side of the pulpit.

    MANSFIELD ST MISSION.

    IN LOVING & GREATFUL
    MEMORY OF THE
    HEROES
    Associated with this Mission
    who gave Their Lives in the
    Great War 1914 – 1918

    Greater Love hath no man
    than this that a Man Lay down
    his Life for his friends

  • Tom Weston.
  • Jack Sawbridge.
  • Fred Lacey.
  • George Lacey.
  • George Grogan.
  • Harry Roper.
  • Harry Shepherd.
  • Bert Wood.
  • John Spriggs.
  • George King.
  • Tom Chater.
  • Herbert Kenney.
  • Walter Hill.
  • Arthur Rylett.

    • At Rest

     

    In Memory of the Men of
    The TEMPERANCE HALL MISSION
    WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

  • P. ASPITAL.
  • W. ANDREWS.
  • F. CLARKE.
  • J. HICKLING.
  • G. HOOK.
  • H. MAKEPEACE.
  • A. MASSEY.
  • S. RADFORD.
  • A. SMITH.
  • A. E. SOAMES.
  • A. H. JONES.
  • C. JAVES.
  • J. WATSON.
  • G. SIMPKINS.
  • A. WARREN.
  • A. C. BURDETT
  • C. STEARN.

    •  

    The following plaque is not attached to the wall, but currently in store. It is from Humberstone Road Methodist Church (former Wesleyan) on the corner of Clyde Street, demolished in the 1960s.

    TO . THE . GLORY . OF . GOD.
    IN . LOVING . MEMORY . OF . THE . MEMBERS
    OF . THIS . CHURCH . AND . SCHOOL . WHO
    FELL . IN . THE . GREAT . WAR . 1914 – 1918.

  • J. BOWLES.
  • A. BRAUN.
  • T. CHURCHOUSE.
  • A. CHURCHOUSE.
  • J. HUNT.
  • F. F. HORTON.
  • A. A. JOHNS.
  • H. LOVETT.
  • T. W. ROWELL.

    • “GREATER . LOVE . HATH . NO . MAN . THAN . THIS.
    THAT . A . MAN . LAY . DOWN . HIS . LIFE . FOR . HIS . FRIENDS.”

    Also, we have in store a presentation mallet, inscribed with a silver plaque:-

    Primitive Methodist Church,

    Catherine Street, Leicester.

    Foundation Stone Laid by

    Mr & Mrs T Langley

    June 20th 1903

     

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