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Picture 1914-18 Village Hall

Reference

B49.03

Place

BOULMER

Map ref

NU 265142

Original Location

In Village Memorial Hall.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 4th August 1920 by Arthur Scholefield

Memorial Description

Picture called "Remembrance" in silvered frame, overall size 36 inches high x 23 inches wide (914 mm x 584 mm). The frame is 4 inches wide, and is beaten to form an overall speckled pattern. At the top is a double laurel wreath beaten in half relief, and at the bottom is the word "Remembrance" also raised in half relief in cursive writing. In each corner is a purple oval stone, although the one in the bottom right hand corner is missing.

Materials used

Silvered metal frame.

Inscription

To the memory
of
the brave sons of Empire
who fell on the Battlefields
of
Evrope
"They have fovght the good fight"
dying
in the cavse of
Hvmanity that
Honovr
Might live.

Names

None

How money was raised

The gift of Mrs. Middlemiss.

Notes

1. This picture is a duplicate of the one in St. Michael's Church, Felton incorporated in the shrine to Norman Potts. See F14.04. See also Forest in Teesdale F45.02

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Janet Brown

Alnwick and County Gazette 07/08/1920 carries details of unveiling.

Source of quotation:
�They have fought the good fight� 2 Timothy 4 v 7

Research acknowledgements

J. Brown

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