Townhead Church, Dumfries

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Reference WMO/182559

Address:

St Michael's and South Parish Church

St Michael's Street

Dumfries

DG1 2PY

Scotland

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Timber Timber (any)
Lettering: Unknown
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Dismantled organ case forming a large board with convex pediment. Gold painted inscription with tracery design carved in relief above WW1 names with quatrefoil below. Wreath carved in relief on top and Left and Right sides of the board. Bosses placed equidistantly throughout the board. Section at the foot with WW2 names and tracery design carved above with lancet shapes below. . This originally formed a memorial organ case in Townhead Church. The pediment was positioned behind and above the pulpit. The 1914 panel was positioned on the right side, immediately next to the minister, and the left hand panel of names beyond that. On the left side the 1919 and names were similarly arranged. The two panels for WW2 were positioned beside the steps at each side going up to the pulpit. The embossed decoration adorned various places around the organ case. The organ casing remained unaltered in the South Church building when the South Church was joined with Townhead Church to become South and Townhead Church. This memorial was moved to St Michaels after South and Townhead Church closed clate 1990s and reconstructed into its current format.
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ OF THIS CONGREGATION WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ (NAMES)/ 1914 1919/ ALSO IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THIER LIVES IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR. (NAMES) 1939 1945

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