Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Guide Post Social Club
Reference
C36.05
Place
CHOPPINGTON
Map ref
NZ 256850
Original Location
Guide Post Social Club, High Street, in bar lounge. On the wall near the door to the Ladies' Cloakroom.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled March 1921 by Major Crawford.
Memorial Description
Plaque, 3 feet square, of classical style, with a round pillar at each side supporting an arch which is decorated with leaves and flowers in half relief. The inscription is in the space between the pillars, with the names in two columns. The lettering is in sans serif capitals. The quotation runs along the bottom, and is in italic capitals.
Below the list of names on the main panel has been added a small plaque 3 inches high x 10 inches wide on which the single name for 1939-45 has been painted in white Roman capitals.
Below the list of names on the main panel has been added a small plaque 3 inches high x 10 inches wide on which the single name for 1939-45 has been painted in white Roman capitals.
Materials used
Sicilian marble
Inscription
a. Erected in honoured memory / of / the members of this club / who sacrificed their lives / in the Great War 1914-1919.
"The men were a wall unto us, both by night and day"
b. 1939-1945.
"The men were a wall unto us, both by night and day"
b. 1939-1945.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
J.W. Reed, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Notes
1. 100 men had joined from the Club to take part in “that lamentable war”.
2. The memorial is described in the Morpeth Herald as "standing out seven inches from the wall" and carved from a solid block of marble weighing 3˝ cwts.
2. The memorial is described in the Morpeth Herald as "standing out seven inches from the wall" and carved from a solid block of marble weighing 3˝ cwts.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Jim Winter
Morpeth Herald 01/04/1921 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Alnwick & County Gazette 02/04/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“The men were a wall unto us . . .” 1 Samuel XXV 15, 16.
Morpeth Herald 01/04/1921 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Alnwick & County Gazette 02/04/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“The men were a wall unto us . . .” 1 Samuel XXV 15, 16.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
George & Janet Brown; the late Jim Winter; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Guide Post Social Club (C36.05)
CHOPPINGTON, Guide Post Social Club.
Erected in honoured memory
of
the members of this club
who sacrificed their lives
in the Great War 1914-1919
Adamson, Arthur Hawkins, Geo. R.
Brown, Matthew Johnstone, Wm. M.M.
Calvert, Henry, D.C.M. Lamb, John
Clark, Henry Martin, Hugh
Davey, Michael McCarthey, James
Dinsdale, George Meins, Andrew
Fish, Robert Middlemiss, John
Godsmark, Alfred Neal, George
Hall, John Robson, John
Hall, William Scott, James
Shannon, William
1939-1945
Norman Redpath
"The men were a wall unto us both by night and by day"
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The names given in the Morpeth Herald are:
Arthur Matthewson
Henry Calvert, D.C.M.
Henry Clark
W.M. Johnstone, M.M.
Michael Deeven
George Dinsdale
Robert Fish
Alfred Godsmith
John Hall
G.R. Hawkins
Wm. Hall
John Hall
John Lamb
Hugh Martin
James McCarthy
Andrew Meins
John Middlemass
George Neale
John Robson
James Scott
William Shannon
NamesC36.05
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