Memorial Details
Memorial
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
A10.01
Place
ALNMOUTH
Map ref
NU246107
Original Location
At T-junction leading to the town from Hipsburn.
Present Location
On mini-roundabout, Northumberland Street.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. 24th July 1921 by Brig.Gen. B.F. Widdrington, M.G., D.S.O., of Newton Hall. Dedicated by Rev. R.W. Bell of Darlington.
b. 8th May 1949 by Duchess of Northumberland. Dedicated by Rev. T. Hindmarsh.
Rededicated 6th April 2014
b. 8th May 1949 by Duchess of Northumberland. Dedicated by Rev. T. Hindmarsh.
Rededicated 6th April 2014
Memorial Description
Lamp. Square stepped pedestal surmounted by a pillar bearing a lantern, originally a gas lamp, total height 5m. A stone wreath is at the base of the pillar.
The inscription is on bronze plaques each 22 inches square (558mm) on three sides of the pedestal. The lettering is raised in Roman capitals.
The whole is inside bollards bearing a chain link fence, and there are stone flower pots.
The inscription is on bronze plaques each 22 inches square (558mm) on three sides of the pedestal. The lettering is raised in Roman capitals.
The whole is inside bollards bearing a chain link fence, and there are stone flower pots.
Materials used
Stone, bronze.
Inscription
and the ever
sacred memory of those
who sacrificed themselves
to achieve victory in the
Great War 1914-1918
and the
World War 1939-45.
See that you conquer by
living as we conquered
by dying.
Names
Who commissioned
a. War Memorial Committee.
b. Alnmouth Victory Fund Committee.
b. Alnmouth Victory Fund Committee.
Cost
£400
How money was raised
a. Public subscription.
b. Alnmouth Welcome Home Fund, inc. British Legion. Public subscriptions.
b. Alnmouth Welcome Home Fund, inc. British Legion. Public subscriptions.
Present condition
Work done 2012 with help from War Memorials Trust.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Messrs. Hicks and Charlwood; Made by Messrs. Carse & Sons, Amble.
b. Messrs. Carse of Amble to clean and point the memorial and mount the new plaques.
b. Messrs. Carse of Amble to clean and point the memorial and mount the new plaques.
Ownership and maintenance
The memorial was handed over to Alnmouth Parish Council following the unveiling in 1949.
Notes
1. The civilian casualties were the result of a bomb dropping on Argyll Street on 8th November 1941.
2. The site was originally a traffic island. The Welcome Home Fund agreed that the adjoining half of the traffic island should be made into a garden. They also agreed on the erection of the electric light.
3. Alnmouth Parish Council had accepted some German howitzers as war trophies, and proposed setting them in concrete, but local lads threw them out.
4. The memorial originally had the names incised into the stone. It was after the 1939-45 war that it was decided to place the names from both wars on to bronze plaques.
5. The Memorial is featured on the Alnmouth Village Map tapestry, which was displayed in the Unique Northumberland exhibition at Alnwick Castle in June 2000.
6. The name J. David Fender is on this memorial; on A10.04 it is given as David J. Fender, on the CWGC site it is given as James David Fender.
2. The site was originally a traffic island. The Welcome Home Fund agreed that the adjoining half of the traffic island should be made into a garden. They also agreed on the erection of the electric light.
3. Alnmouth Parish Council had accepted some German howitzers as war trophies, and proposed setting them in concrete, but local lads threw them out.
4. The memorial originally had the names incised into the stone. It was after the 1939-45 war that it was decided to place the names from both wars on to bronze plaques.
5. The Memorial is featured on the Alnmouth Village Map tapestry, which was displayed in the Unique Northumberland exhibition at Alnwick Castle in June 2000.
6. The name J. David Fender is on this memorial; on A10.04 it is given as David J. Fender, on the CWGC site it is given as James David Fender.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Rodney Higgins; photos of tapestry: J. Brown; old postcards: Tony Harding
Morpeth Herald 10/09/1920 carries report of throwing out of war trophies; 29/07/1921 reports unveiling; 15/04/1949 reports intention to erect plaques and proposed unveiling; 13/05/1949 reports unveiling.
Alnwick and County Gazette 13/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 20/07/1921 reports fully on the unveiling, and carries a photograph from the "Illustrated Chronicle".
Illustrated Chronicle 16/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/07/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 30/07/1921 reports unveiling with photo.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 25/07/1921 reports unveiling; 28/07/1921 reports garden fete to raise outstanding funding.
Northumberland Record Office Minutes of Welcome Home Fund PC 35/40;
Morpeth County Library Frith collection of photographs.
Northumberland Gazette 14/01/1994 reports vandalism.
Around Alnmouth John Yearnshire, Sunderland, The People’s Press 2000, ISBN 1 903534 03 8 includes photos of Mrs Scholefield and of some of those who served, and some who died, from Alnmouth. Page 36 has a photo of Mr and Mrs Yearnshire and there are individual photos of their six sons in uniform.
Source of quotation:
“See that you conquer . . .” Not ascertained.
Morpeth Herald 10/09/1920 carries report of throwing out of war trophies; 29/07/1921 reports unveiling; 15/04/1949 reports intention to erect plaques and proposed unveiling; 13/05/1949 reports unveiling.
Alnwick and County Gazette 13/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 20/07/1921 reports fully on the unveiling, and carries a photograph from the "Illustrated Chronicle".
Illustrated Chronicle 16/07/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 25/07/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 30/07/1921 reports unveiling with photo.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 25/07/1921 reports unveiling; 28/07/1921 reports garden fete to raise outstanding funding.
Northumberland Record Office Minutes of Welcome Home Fund PC 35/40;
Morpeth County Library Frith collection of photographs.
Northumberland Gazette 14/01/1994 reports vandalism.
Around Alnmouth John Yearnshire, Sunderland, The People’s Press 2000, ISBN 1 903534 03 8 includes photos of Mrs Scholefield and of some of those who served, and some who died, from Alnmouth. Page 36 has a photo of Mr and Mrs Yearnshire and there are individual photos of their six sons in uniform.
Source of quotation:
“See that you conquer . . .” Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late David Wilkinson and the late Jim Shepherd (East Coquet L.H.S.); Janet Brown; Rodney Higgins; Sally Bird; the late Barbara Harbottle; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
See link above
Monument 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (A10.01)
Erected to the honour
and the ever
sacred memory of those
who sacrificed themselves
to achieve victory in the
Great War 1914-1918
and the
World War 1939-1945
See that you conquer by
living as we conquered
by dying.
South face:
GREAT WAR 1914-1918
Henry Brown Robert Richardson
C.N.F. Browne Basil Richardson
Philip S. Denton Donald W. Ramsay
Arthur Gray Robert Stephenson
William Watson Harker Harry Stewart
Thomas Jefferson Andrew Smith
Philip Jefferson William Straughan
Arthur Marshall H. Kenyon Temperley
Nathaniel C. Neilson Philip Ilderton Walker
Sinclair Robson Robert Wood
William Tweedy Wood
North face:
WORLD WAR 1939-1945
J. David Fender John R. Shell
Cyril Field Ernest Stanton
Francis J. Middlemass John A. Straughan
John G. Potter J.N.B. Tate
William R. Yearnshire
also
Albert E. Williams (Palestine 1946)
CIVILIANS
Alnmouth - 8th November 1941
Jane Gibb Margaret G. Little
William K.N. Hawks Isabella Nesbit
Mary Alice Hirst Irene C. Stanton
Mary Stanton
also
Osborne T.H. Blythe (Leeds 1941)
NamesA10.01
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