Memorial Details
Memorial
Organ panels 1914-18 All Saints
Reference
R24.02
Place
ROTHBURY
Map ref
NU 057016
Original Location
All Saints' Church, Church Street, north wall of chancel.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated August 1920 by Bishop of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Panels on either side of the organ, three to the left, and three to the right. The panels have carved tracery at the top. The names are listed on the four inner panels, in a single column on each, with the dedication prayer on the extreme left panel, and the quotation on the extreme right. All lettering is black Roman, with red initials.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
Lord of mercy and of love / we remember before Thee / the men of this parish / who fell in the Great Crusade / 1914-1919.
They shall not grow old as / we that are left grow old, / Age shall not weary them nor / the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun / and in the morning / we will remember them.
They shall not grow old as / we that are left grow old, / Age shall not weary them nor / the years condemn. / At the going down of the sun / and in the morning / we will remember them.
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee
Cost
Upwards of £500 including the chapel.
How money was raised
Public subscription.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Ralph Hedley of Newcastle.
Designed by Charles S. Errington, F.R.I.B.A., of Newcastle.
Designed by Charles S. Errington, F.R.I.B.A., of Newcastle.
Notes
1. The memorial was to include "embellishment of the organ front by the addition of decorative silvered pipes".
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown; Philip Thirkell; Tony Harding
Morpeth Herald 04/07/1919 reports intention and appointment of Committee; 02/01/1920 reports progress; 03/09/1920 reports Dedication ceremony.
Alnwick and County Gazette 03/01/1920 reports on proposal to complete the oak panelling; 28/08/1920 reports on proposed silvered pipes (See Note 1).
Newcastle Daily Journal 24/08/1920 reports erection of memorial which was dedicated by Bishop of Newcastle.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.651, 20/02/1920 Faculty has "God of mercy" instead of "Lord."
Source of quotation:
“They shall grow not old . . .” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
Morpeth Herald 04/07/1919 reports intention and appointment of Committee; 02/01/1920 reports progress; 03/09/1920 reports Dedication ceremony.
Alnwick and County Gazette 03/01/1920 reports on proposal to complete the oak panelling; 28/08/1920 reports on proposed silvered pipes (See Note 1).
Newcastle Daily Journal 24/08/1920 reports erection of memorial which was dedicated by Bishop of Newcastle.
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty No.651, 20/02/1920 Faculty has "God of mercy" instead of "Lord."
Source of quotation:
“They shall grow not old . . .” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Sally Bird; Janet Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Duncan Glen is researching the names on this memorial and would like to hear from any one who has memorabilia, stories or photographs. Contact DUNCAN.GLEN@btinternet.com
Organ panels 1914-18 All Saints (R24.02)
ROTHBURY, All Saints' Church.
Panel 1
Lord of mercy and of love
we remember before Thee
the men of this Parish
who fell in the Great Crusade
1914-1919
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Panel 2 Panel 3
William Robert Ridley James Milburn
Samuel Donkin William Turnbull
George Trotter Robert Rogerson
John Littlefair Joshua Graham
William Nichol Thomas Gregory
James Frederick Hood William Richardson
William Potts Thomas Murray
James Robert Richardson Reginald George Avery
Robert Hounam John Robert Mavin
John Mason James McTear
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Panel 4 Panel 5
Thomas Cowans Henry Horsley Mason
Thomas Murray Trotter William Dawson
James Scott Richardson Norman Charlton
John Thomas Wintrip John Dawson
Robert William Renton Robert Gutherson
Jacob Coxon Bell Joseph Scott
Robert Robertson Kidd Tom Davison
Henry Taylor Kidd William James Atkinson
Ephraim Hall Douglas Bolam
Charles Robson Weatherburn
Charles H. Pearson
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Panel 6
“They shall grow not old, as
we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor
the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun,
and in the morning
We will remember them."
NameR24.02
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