Memorial

Reredos 1914-18 1939-45 Aden St. James

Shilbottle

Memorial Name: Reredos 1914-18 1939-45 Aden St. James (S18.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: S18.01

Parish: Shilbottle

Original Location:

St. James’ Church, Middle Lane, Shilbottle, Alnwick. NE66 2XR. NU 19584 08728

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
c. Aden

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 13th November 1921 by the Duke of Northumberland.
Dedicated by Rev. Canon Blackett Ord, Archdeacon of Northumberland.

Materials Used:

Wood

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription.

Present Condition: Good

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Carved by James Middlemiss, a church sidesman, one of the first Shilbottle men to go to war.

Inscription:

a.
To the glory of God
and in memory of the Men of
this Parish who gave their lives
in the Great War 1914-1918
this East Window has been fitted
and their names recorded here.

b.
1939-1945

c.
Aden.

Memorial Description:

Reredos of six wood panels, three on each side of the altar.

The dedication runs along the top of each column, using Gothic lettering incised and painted gold, and separated from the names by a wavy line of leaves.

This motif is also used to divide the 1939-45 names from those of 1914-18 on the centre panel.

The names are incised in sans serif capitals and painted gold in a single column on each panel.

Names:

a. 21 full names.
b. 14 full names.
c. 1 name.
See transcript.

Notes:

1.   The reredos is part of the same memorial as the stained glass window S18.06 although the names from 1939-45 and Aden were added later.

2.  At the unveiling “The Vicar read the names of Euan Sanderson and Philip Sanderson (Eastfield Hall, Warkworth) as worshippers in the church whose names were recorded in their own church”.

Sources:

Photos: Janet Brown; P. Thirkell; David Riches

Alnwick & County Gazette
13/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling;
19/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
14/11/1921 reports unveiling.

Additional Research Documents

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 14 11 1921 01

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Newcastle Daily Chronicle 14 11 1921 02

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Research Acknowledgements:

Philip Thirkell;
David Wilkinson;
David Riches (East Coquet Local History Society);
Janet Brown;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

SHILBOTTLE, St. James’ Church.

      

Panel 1                           Panel 2                         

  To the Glory of God               and in Memory of the Men of     

  Robert Baxter                     William Darling                 

  George W. Buglass                 Joseph J. Dunn                  

  Thomas H. Charlton                Robert Green                    

                                    Joseph R. Hall

  ——                            ——                         

                                    1939-1945

   R.W. Anderson                    J. Berry                        

   A. Armstrong                     A. Knox                         

                                    J.H. Maddern

——————————————————-

Panel 3                          Panel 4                              

  this Parish who gave their lives  in the Great War 1914-1918  

    

                                 

   John Hindhaugh                   William Smails                

   George Slater                    James J. Thompson             

   John Smails                      Alexander J. Tweedy           

                                 

    ——                          ——                        

   K.F. Middlemist  J.T. Pringle                  

   G. Porteous     D. Simm                       

——————————————————-

Panel 5                           Panel 6

  this east Window has been fitted  and their Names recorded here.

  Thomas H. Weightman                

  Brian B. Weightman                Mossman Wilson

  Robert G. Weightman               William Wilson

  Thomas Weir                       Martin Young

  James J. Wilson  

  ——                            ——                        

  1939-1945

  J.R. Straughan                    P.W. Weightman

  S. Thompson                       A. Widdrington

  J.I. Trueman                         ADEN

                                    R.J. Hughes

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