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 6^TH. 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 9^TH. 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 8^TH. 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 2^ND. LEICESTERSHIRE REGT.

GUNNER ARTHUR TESTER 55^TH.CO.R.G.A

CAPT. JOHN A. WAKERLEY 4^TH. LEICESTERS.

PTE. WILLIAM WEIR 11^TH 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 believed to be the memorial from Humberstone Road (Clyde Street) Chapel, demolished in the 1960s. if you know with more confidence, please send us an email.

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