Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian
Reference
T16.03
Place
THROPTON
Map ref
NU 028022
Original Location
Presbyterian Church (United Reformed) Closed.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Easter Sunday 1921 by George Nicholson, Senior Elder of the Congregation.
Memorial Description
Plaque, 3 feet high x 2 feet wide (914 mm x 609 mm), with dome at centre top, set on a wood pattress which echoes the shape and which is 3 inches (76 mm) wider all round. There is a double line border around the edge culminating in a fleur-de-lis in the corners. Inside the dome is a plain red cross encircled by a wreath. The first three lines of the dedication are in Gothic script, as is the quotation at the bottom. The rest of the dedication is in elongated Roman capitals as are the names, with the villages of origin in lower case lettering.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
To the glory of God / and / in proud and grateful memory of / the men of this Church / who fell in the Great War / 1914-1919.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a / man lay down his life for his friends.”
“Ye that have escaped the sword - remember the Lord”.
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a / man lay down his life for his friends.”
“Ye that have escaped the sword - remember the Lord”.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Edward H. Thew, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown
Morpeth Herald 11/07/1919 reports agreement on memorial; 08/04/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Alnwick & County Gazette 02/04/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” John 15.1;
“Ye that have escaped the sword . . .” Jeremiah 51.50
Morpeth Herald 11/07/1919 reports agreement on memorial; 08/04/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Alnwick & County Gazette 02/04/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” John 15.1;
“Ye that have escaped the sword . . .” Jeremiah 51.50
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Rothbury & Coquetdale L.H.S.; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by Freda Walker. Contact: FMW@FREKLAW.plus.com
Plaque 1914-18 Presbyterian (T16.03)
To the Glory of God
and
in proud and grateful memory of
the men of this Church
who fell in the Great War
1914-1918
Lieut. Samuel Thornton Donkin Rothbury
Tpr Ephraim Hall Trewhitt Steads
Pte Simon Dunn High Trewhitt
" Robert Fordy Newcastle
" Robert Gutherson Thropton
" James MacTear High Trewhitt
" Robert William Renton Tosson Tower
" Robert Rogerson Thrum Mill
" Thomas Murray Trotter Little Tosson
" James Walker Thropton
" Douglas Bolam Weatherburn Great Ryle
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a
man lay down his life for his friends"
"Ye that have escaped the sword......remember the Lord"
NamesT16.03
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