Memorial Details
Memorial
Communion table 1914-18 Congregational
Reference
R24.12
Place
ROTHBURY
Map ref
NU 057016
Original Location
United Reformed Church, former Congregational Church. In the entrance hall.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Placed in Church in April 1920 when a Memorial Service was held.
Memorial Description
Communion table, 21¾ inches high x 50½ inches wide by 31½ inches high (551 mm x 1.26 m x 801 mm) with open tracery front. The dedication is painted on the table surface. At each side of the names are sprays of Tudor roses and leaves. At the top, the heading forms a slight curve in elaborate shadowed lettering with the dates underneath. The names are listed in two columns, the lettering painted in gilt using Roman capitals throughout.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
In Memory of the Heroic Dead / 1914-1918
Names
Present condition
Apparently damaged by woodworm. There is a proposal to remove the legs and make the top into a plaque.
Notes
1. This must have been stripped and repainted. The original description describes the table as being made of "dark oak", and reads: “The dates "1914" and "1918" appear in the upper left and right corners respectively. The names are painted on the top of the table. The lettering was painted white on top of an undercoat to make it stand out, but is now much worn. The lettering is in block serif capitals. A stylised border of Tudor roses and leaves is also painted along the bottom and both sides”.
2. The church has been altered to create a multi-purpose venue. The entrance has been made into a “coffee room cum kitchen”. The table is now here.
2. The church has been altered to create a multi-purpose venue. The entrance has been made into a “coffee room cum kitchen”. The table is now here.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown
"Rothbury United Reform Church 1835-1985" 150th Anniversary leaflet compiled by Samuel Appleton Thubron, (Northumberland Record Office Ref P.280 No. 4443)
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 reports placing of table in church.
Morpeth Herald 16/04/1920 reports unveiling.
"Rothbury United Reform Church 1835-1985" 150th Anniversary leaflet compiled by Samuel Appleton Thubron, (Northumberland Record Office Ref P.280 No. 4443)
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 reports placing of table in church.
Morpeth Herald 16/04/1920 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Janet Brown; the late Capt. D. Armstrong; Rothbury Local History Society; Sandy Hunter
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
Communion table 1914-18 Congregational (R24.12)
ROTHBURY United Reformed Church.
In Memory of the Heroic Dead
1914 - 1918
Major Wm Ridley, Pte. Robert W. Renton,
Serbian Red Cross 1st N.F.
Sergt. James F. Hood, Pte. John Littlefair,
7th N.F. 7th N.F.
Cpl. Wm. Turnbull, Pte. John Dawson,
14th D.L.I. 21st N.F.
Pte. John T. Wintrip, Private Robert Brodie,
2/4 East Lancs. K.O.Y.L.I.
Pte Thos. Gregory - 6th Lancs. Fus.
NameR24.12
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Parish Notes
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