Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist
Reference
C61.04
Place
CRASTER
Map ref
NU 257200
Original Location
Craster Methodist Church, on north side of village. Closed
Present Location
Village Hall.
Which war
1914-19
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 28th August 1921 by Earl Grey of Howick.
Memorial Description
Plaque, 40 inches high x 25 inches wide (1.01 m x 635 mm), rectangular but with pointed top and sitting on a small shelf. The plaque sits in a wood frame. There is a border pattern of clover leaves (shamrocks?) coloured green inside a frame of a broad and a fine line. At centre top is a cross coloured red. The lettering is in Roman capitals for the dedication and sans serif capitals for the names, which are listed in a single column. The quotation at the bottom is in sans serif letters.
Materials used
Bronze plaque in ancient teak frame.
Inscription
In memory of / the following men of / Craster and Dunstan / who fell in the Great War / August 1914 - November 1918.
"Greater love hath no man than this, / that a man lay down his life for his friends"
"Greater love hath no man than this, / that a man lay down his life for his friends"
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Frame carved by Mr. John Gray, an Ex-Serviceman from Craster.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: D. Malthouse; Tony Harding
Alnwick & County Gazette 21/08/1920 reports fund raising fete at Craster Tower; 20/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 03/08/1921 reports unveiling fully with 2 pictures from the Illustrated Chronicle.
Illustrated Chronicle 29/08/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 29/08/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Greater love hath no man . . ." St. John 15:13
Alnwick & County Gazette 21/08/1920 reports fund raising fete at Craster Tower; 20/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 03/08/1921 reports unveiling fully with 2 pictures from the Illustrated Chronicle.
Illustrated Chronicle 29/08/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 03/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 29/08/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
"Greater love hath no man . . ." St. John 15:13
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Denis Malthouse (Embleton Local History Society); J. Brown; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding; George Scott
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Craster Local History Group Contact Peter Howard at crasterhistory@gmail.com
Plaque 1914-18 Methodist (C61.04)
CRASTER, Methodist Church.
In memory of
the following men of
Craster and Dunstan
who fell in the Great War
August 1914 - November 1918
John W. Smailes
Robert Smailes
Luke R. Smailes
Robert W. Mason
Alex. W. Mason
Edward W. Simpson
John E. Archbold
William Carss
Daniel Carss
William Bradwell
Harold J. Ferns
Llewellyn Denmead
Arthur Denmead
Jesse R. Budgeon
John Hanvey
Robert Nairn
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends”
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The <em>Newcastle Daily Chronicle </em>has the following differences:
Alec W. Mason instead of Alex. W. Mason
William Cass instead of Carss
Daniel Cass instead of Carss
John Harvey instead of Hanvey
NameC61.04
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