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Plaque 1914-18 Beaumont Presbyterian

Reference

H79.01

Place

HOWTEL

Map ref

NT891334

Original Location

Beaumont Presbyterian Church (Closed).

Present Location

See Note 2 below.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 28th January 1920 by Rev. J. Harper King, B.A., a former Minister.

Memorial Description

Plaque 2 feet 6 inches high by 2 feet six inches wide set on a black pattress which is 6 inches wider all round. At centre top is a roundel carved in half relief with oak leaves on which a sabre and rifle are crossed with a peaked cap in between at the top. The lettering of the dedication is elaborate, whilst the names are in Roman capitals.

Materials used

White marble on black pattress.

Inscription

This tablet is placed here by the Congregation / in grateful Memory of the Men of this / Church who fell in the European War / 1914 - 1918
Their name liveth for ever.

Names

7 names, ranks, regiments and date of death.
See transcript.

Present condition

Excellent.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Made by Tully of Wooler.

Notes

1. The church is the only one in the country to have church and manse under one roof. Built in 1850, it closed c.1980. It is now a house, still retaining a lot of the old features. The only major alteration is that the pulpit steps have been turned to lead up to a raised sitting area.

2. When the house was for sale in 1993, the then owner intended to have written in the deeds that the plaque must remain where it has always been, high up on the wall.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

Alnwick & County Gazette 31/01/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Journal 31/01/1920 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation:
Their name liveth for ever� Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus 44

Research acknowledgements

Michael Newrick, Mrs. Sylvia Smith

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1914-18 Beaumont Presbyterian (H79.01)

HOWTEL  Beaumont Presbyterian Church

   This tablet is placed here by the Congregation

   in grateful Memory of the Men of this

   Church who fell in the European War

   1914 - 1918

   Pte. J.S. Jobson  Northd. Fusiliers    1st July 1916

   Cpl. J. Stawart   King’s Royal Rifles  15th Septr. 1916

   Pte. J. Hall      Coldstream Guards    15th Septr. 1916

   Pte. G. McGregor  Scots Guards         31st July 1917

   Pte. J. Scott     Northd. Fusiliers    29th Octr. 1917

   Pte. N. McKaskie  Border Regt.         12th April 1918

   Pte. J. Smith     Machine Gun Corps    20th July 1918

   Their name liveth for ever

NamesH79.01

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