Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 St. Bartholomew
Reference
C64.01
Place
CRESSWELL
Map ref
NZ 291935
Original Location
St. Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr Church, on north wall of nave.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 3rd February 1924 by Capt. W.S. Sanderson and dedicated by Rev. S. Horsfall
Memorial Description
Plaque with elaborate top, measuring 3 feet its highest point x 2 feet 6 inches at it widest point. There is a narrow border which echoes the shape. The names are in two columns using black Roman capitals.
Materials used
White marble
Inscription
1914-18 / to the / Glory of God / and in memory of / those belonging to this Parish / who fell in the Great War.
This tablet was erected / by the women of this Parish
This tablet was erected / by the women of this Parish
Names
Who commissioned
Women of the parish
Present condition
Good, except for the bottom line of lettering which is becoming faint.
Notes
1. When the faculty was obtained in 1946 for the 1939-45 memorial, permission was granted at the same time to place a shelf under this memorial.
2. One week after Whitsuntide in 1915, the congregation attended a special memorial service for George Embleton, a former member of the choir. A week earlier, on Whit Sunday, he had been killed in action in the Dardanelles campaign.
2. One week after Whitsuntide in 1915, the congregation attended a special memorial service for George Embleton, a former member of the choir. A week earlier, on Whit Sunday, he had been killed in action in the Dardanelles campaign.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown; Philip Thirkell
Morpeth Herald 20/04/1923 and 01/06/1923 report fund raising; 08/02/1924 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/02/1924 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1603, 20/11/1946.
The Church of St Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr - Cresswell 1836-1986 by David Henderson Price page 30 reports information in Note 2 above.
Morpeth Herald 20/04/1923 and 01/06/1923 report fund raising; 08/02/1924 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 07/02/1924 reports unveiling.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1603, 20/11/1946.
The Church of St Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr - Cresswell 1836-1986 by David Henderson Price page 30 reports information in Note 2 above.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; Rev. P. Whitehead; Philip Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall
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Plaque 1914-18 St. Bartholomew (C64.01)
CRESSWELL, St. Bartholomew's Church.
1914-1918
To the
Glory of God
and in memory of
those belonging to this Parish
who fell in the Great War
George Briggs Cuthbert Mavin
Hugh Docherty John R. Mackay
George Douglass David Pattie
George W. Embleton Thomas Richardson
Murray Finlay Edwin Robinson
Oswald Hallowell Robert Stuart
Matthew Laws John W. Sunter
Edward J. Tucker
This tablet was erected
by the women of this parish
NamesC64.01
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