Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary
Reference
B25.12
Place
BERWICK ON TWEED
Map ref
NT 996533
Original Location
St Mary's Church (Closed)
Present Location
St. Mary's Church has been made into dwellings. This Roll is now in Holy Trinity Church, mounted at the west end of the north wall
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled ?18th February 1920.
Memorial Description
Plaque 5 feet high x 2 feet wide with wide ornate border of carved leaves. The central panel has an ogee top. The plaque is divided into two panels which bear the names. The top larger panel bears the names from 1914-18 and the smaller lower one those from 1939-45. In each case the names are listed in two columns, the lettering being carved to stand proud, using elaborate capitals throughout.
Materials used
Light oak
Inscription
a. To the glory of God / and in memory of all from / this parish who served in / the Great War 1914-1919 of / whom the undermentioned / gave their lives
b. And also in memory of / (names) / Fallen in the war of 1939-45.
b. And also in memory of / (names) / Fallen in the war of 1939-45.
Names
Notes
1. The faculty listed above also allowed for the removal of no more than two pews to make space for a pedestal for flowers in front of the memorial. The estimated cost of adding the lower panel for 1939-45 was “not yet known” but £13 had been received in general subscriptions”. The design was by H.L. Honeyman.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1671, 27/10/1948, allows lower panel to be added to the original memorial to accommodate the names from 1939-45. The faculty also allowed for the removal of no more than two pews to make space for a pedestal for flowers in front of the memorial.
Northern Echo 18/02/1920 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1671, 27/10/1948, allows lower panel to be added to the original memorial to accommodate the names from 1939-45. The faculty also allowed for the removal of no more than two pews to make space for a pedestal for flowers in front of the memorial.
Northern Echo 18/02/1920 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; Janet Brown; Tony Harding; Patrick Easen; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
Research on names for 1939-45 is being carried out by Tony Brown. Contact: tonybrown901@btinternet.com
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Mary (B25.12)
BERWICK UPON TWEED, St. Mary's Church.
To the glory of God
and in memory of all from
this parish who served in
the Great War 1914-1919 of
whom the undermentioned
gave their lives
L. Jones J. Lough
J. Huntley W. Hogarth
J. Jeffrey W. Matthews
J. McLeman A. Taylor
T. Crombie G. Boyd
P. Dodds R. Ayre
G. Patterson H. Morton
R. Robinson S. Harvey
J. Robinson R. Turnbull
A. McCall T. Crosbie
M. Rowley A. Welsh
G. Richardson J. Dawson
J. Renton J. Geddes
J. Burgon R. Geddes
J. Hattle Jos. Geddes
N. Thompson J. Downes
A. Miller J. Borthwick
G. Wilson H. Burgon
W. Waite A. Rowley
---------------------------------
And also in memory of
J. Armstrong G.S. Richardson
D. Borthwick J. Lyall
A.T. Burgon L. Swanston
D. Burgon J. Tait
R. Clark E. Wakenshaw
T. Graham J.F. Wilson
T.P. Johnston G.A. Wright
J.H. Wright
Fallen in the war of 1939-45.
NamesB25.12
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