Plaque 1914-18 St. Bartholomew

St. Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr Church

On north wall of nave.

1914-18

Unveiled 3rd February 1924 by Capt. W.S. Sanderson;
dedicated by Rev. S. Horsfall

White marble

Women of the parish

1914-18
to the
Glory of God
and in memory of
those belonging to this Parish
who fell in the Great War.
(Names)
This tablet was erected
by the women of this Parish

Plaque with elaborate top, measuring 36 inches at its highest point x 30 inches at it widest point (91cms x 76cms).

There is a narrow border which echoes the shape.

The names are in two columns using black Roman capitals.

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.

3. The Condition of the memorial is good, except for the bottom line of lettering which is becoming faint.

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.

Janet Brown;
Rev. P. Whitehead;
Philip Thirkell;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall