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Plaque 1914-18 Bede Street Club

Reference

A13.04

Place

AMBLE

Map ref

NU 263043

Original Location

Bede Street Club, on outer wall.
Now called Amble Club.

Which war

1914-1918

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled August 1920 by Mr. Edwin Carse, President of the Club.

Memorial Description

Plaque 35 inches high x 51 inches wide (889 mm x 1.29 m), mounted on outside wall, the lower of two plaques. A rifle, mounted on its butt, is carved on either side. The names are incised and painted black, using Roman capitals throughout. The words "Pro Patria" at the top and the dates 1914-1919 are raised.

Materials used

White marble

Inscription

Pro Patria / This tablet is erected / to the memory of the members of the club / who fell in the Great War

Names

11 Surnames and Christian names.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Bede Street Club.

How money was raised

Public subscription.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Mr. J.P. Whittle and his 2 sons, who had both been in the army.

Ownership and maintenance

Bede Street Club.

Notes

1. For 1939-45 plaque, see A13.13

2. From the club, about one third of its members signed up.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: Janet Brown; David Riches; Tony Harding

Morpeth Herald 20/08/1920 carries brief report of the unveiling ceremony.

External web link

Amble Bede Street Club

Amble's War Memorials

Links to Source Material :

Morpeth Herald 1920 08 20 Fri

Research acknowledgements

The late David Wilkinson, East Coquet Local History Society; David Riches; Janet Brown; Tony Harding

Research In Progress

See link to Amble Bede Street Club above

Plaque 1914-18 Bede Street Club (A13.04)

AMBLE, Bede Street Club.

   PRO PATRIA

   This tablet is erected

   to the memory of the members of the Club

   who fell in the Great War

   John R. Buddle       Robert D. McInnes

   William Buddle       Robert S. Mossman

   William A. Dunn      Ernest Murray

   William Ireland      James S. Pratt

   William Humble       George Robson

   Adam Tait

   1914-1919

NameA13.04

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