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ST PETER'S CHURCH, Upper Gornal



THE MEMORIAL HALL. ST. PETER'S, UPPER GORNAL.

Extract from Page 309 from "The Ancient Manor of Sedgley" by E.A.Underhill.

We cannot finish this sketch, without mentioning that the National Schools belonging to St. Peter's gave place to a Memorial Hall, to the memory of those who fought during the Great War. It was erected in the year 1935. The foundation stones bear the following inscriptions:-

To the Glory of God, this Foundation Stone was laid by William Gibbons, Esq. .

This Stone was laid by two scholars of the Sunday School to mark the site of the Old National Schools.

Laying the foundation stone 27th July 1935. (Vicar Henry Tunnadine, centre of photograph)

William George YATES, Church Warden (my Maternal Grandfather) to the left of the photograph facing the camera


MEMORIAL TABLET

In the Church is a brass tablet. "In memory of William Lamplugh Lewis second son of the Vicar of this Parish, who lost his life in a vain attempt to save the Engineers of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Mount Royal, which was wrecked on the Skeena River, British Columbia, July 6th, 1907. R.I.P. Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for My sake, shall find it."

History of the Mount Royal


CHURCH MODIFICATIONS

Around the late 1840s the Church was improved by the addition of a chancel with a memorial window to the late incumbent, the Rev. S.F. Montgomery, who was Vicar from 1842 to 1847.

The Rev. A. T. Bennett, B.A., followed Mr. Lewis in 1913. during his cure, the Side Chapel, Chancel Screens and Pulpit were erected, the Organ enlarged, and the Chapel furnished in memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice, during the Great War, 1914 to 1918. Aubrey T. Bennett, B.A., Vicar, James Cropper, Alex. McMillan, M.B., Ch.B., Churchwardens.


1914 - 18 Great War Memorial plaque at St Peter's Church

World War I Memorial

Praise God for the service rendered to King and Country by the following men of this Parish
who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. 1914-1919

ALDINGTON, R.J.
BEALE, Joseph
BIRD, Thomas
BLACKHAM, William
BROOKES, E.L.
BROWNHILL, W.
BULLOCK, Joseph
CLARK, Arthur
COX, Walter
DARBY, Joseph
DAY, James
EDWARDS, John
EDWARDS, John (Yes, two!)
EVANS, Herbert
FONES, Moses
GREEN, James S.
GUEST, William
HALE, Arthur
HARPER, Isaac
HARPER, Joseph
HARPER, Thomas
HICKMAN, Isaac
HORTON, St. Clair
HYDE, F.
HYDE, Jos.
HYDE, Thomas John
HYDE, William
HYDE, William R.
JEAVONS, Harold
MATTHEWS, Joseph
MILLS, Edward
MILLS, William
NAYLOR, William
NICHOLLS, Sam
OLDFIELD, Richard
OLIVER, Arthur
PARKER, Stephen
PRICE, Arthur
PRICE, Herbert
SADLER, J.
SIMMONDS, Daniel
STANTON, Joseph
SMOUT, Richard
SMITH, William
TENCH, Alfred
TIGHE, S.
WATCHORN, Ernest
WATTON, J.
WILLIAMS, Walter
WORTON, Arthur
WORTON, Benjamin J.
WORTON, Ralph E.
WESTWOOD, R.
WESTWOOD, S.T.

This Memorial is situated inside St. Peter's Church, Upper Gornal on the North wall of the Lady Chapel.
Please note it states the Great War of 1914-1919.

Information and photograph very kindly supplied by Ralph Weaver and Revd. Michael Bate (vicar of St Peter's Church)


YEAR OF 1937

The Electric Light was installed in the Church by public subscription, to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 12th May, 1937.


YEAR OF 1940

The present Vicar is the Rev. H. C. Tunnadine. (See photo at top of page) At the annual parochial and vestry meeting held in 1940, the Vicar said that the parishioners might congratulate themselves on having paid their way, during a difficult year, having a balance of £3 to the good. Mr. Arthur H. Moss was appointed Vicar's Warden, and Mr. William George Yates (my Grandfather), People's Warden.

The Church Council for the ensuing year were:

Rev. D. L. Smith (Assistant Priest),

Messrs.

Mesdames

A. Moss

Tunnadine

W. G. Yates

Lane

A. E. Brown

A. D. Bodenham

J. Jones

J. F. Flavell

T. Watton

E. Bodenham

J. Flavell

E. Brown

E. W. M. Aston

R. Sutton

C. Fidler

Present income: £400 gross; net, £385 and house; population 8694


1939 - 45 Memorial at St Peter's Church

World War II Memorial

In grateful memory of the fallen 1939 - 45

ALLDEN, J.
ALLEN, A.
CLARKE, B.
DANDO, J.
DAVIES, J.H.
FARMER, L.
HAMMOND, H.B.
HARPER, T.
HARPER, W.H.
HARRISON, F.E.
HARTILL, H.
HOWARTH, C.
HUGHES, E.
JOHSNSON, J.E.
LLOYD, T.L.
MARSH, A.
NICHOLLS, L.
PARSONS, D.L.
PERRY, J.W.
PRICE, F.
RYAN, F.
SMITH, R.
STANLEY, W. St. C.
WATTON, A. J.
WESTWOOD, T.

This memorial is situated inside St. Peter's Church, Upper Gornal and is the screen at the West end of the church.

Information and photograph very kindly supplied by Ralph Weaver and Revd. Michael Bate (Vicar of St Peter's Church)


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