Canal Street United Free Church

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Reference WMO/70501

Address:

Stow Brae Kirk

82 Causeyside Street

Paisley

PA1 1YP

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:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A bronze plaque with wooden frame and a Greek key pattern border showing dedication including a biblical quotation from Samuel. This Church was Canal Street United Free until 1929 then Canal Street Parish Church, before being renamed after various church unions in the town. Formerly on the external wall of the church but moved inside as the fixings had corroded and it had been subject to vandalism. It was professionally cleaned when relocated. The Church has been closed since 2014- the current location of the memorial is unknown.
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1914 PRO PATRIA 1919/ ERECTED IN AFFECTION & GRATITUDE TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM CANAL STREET UF CHURCH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (21 names)/ "BUT THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US, AND WE/ WERE NOT HURT. THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US,/ BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY"/ 1.Sam XXV 15-16

Charles P. Aitken/ Daniel Robertson Barr/ James Brown/ James A.R. Cowie/ Henry Gibson Craig/ Alexander Husband/ John Ferguson Hutton/ Alexander Jardine/ Thomas Jardine/ Irvine Johnstone/ Alexander Kelly/ James Kelly/ William McGregor/ Adam Millar/ John Moore/ James Mutrie/ Peter Ross/ William Risk Storie/ James Sutherland/ John Thornton/ James Brough Young

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