Memorial

Chancel furnishings and Plaque 1914-18 St. Lawrence

Warkworth

Memorial Name: Chancel furnishings and Plaque 1914-18 St. Lawrence (W16.03)

NEWMP Ref No.: W16.03

Parish: Warkworth

Original Location:

St. Lawrence’s Church, Dial Place.

On north wall of chancel.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled May 2nd? 1921 by Brigadier Widdrington of Newton Hall.
Dedicated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Ormsby.

Materials Used:

Brass plaque; oak stalls; iron railings.

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Inscription:

1914 † 1919
To the Undying Memory
of all those connected with this Parish who laid
down their lives in the Great War.
(Names)
They Died That We Might Live.
In their Honour these chancel stalls have been erected and the old altar rails replaced.

Memorial Description:

Chancel stalls of carved oak in a single row on either side of the chancel.

Altar rails of elaborate wrought iron design, painted black.

Plaque mounted on wall, approx. 26 inches high x 40 inches wide (66cms x 101cms).

This has a border of intertwined rose stems and leaves, with dog roses at intervals, and one in each corner.

The cross at the top between the dates is enamelled red.

The names are listed in two columns.

Lettering is in Roman capitals.

Names:

24 names and ranks.
See transcript.

External Links:

Warkworth War Memorials

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown, Philip Thirkell, Tony Harding

Morpeth Herald
06/05/1921 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
 03/05/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.

Diocese of Newcastle
Faculty No.704, 25/10/1920

Source of quotation:
 “They died that we might live” “Hail! and Farewell!” John Oxenham

Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 05 06 Fri -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Philip Thirkell;
Janet Brown;
Sally Bird;
East Coquet Local History Society;
Ralph W. Gould;
Tony Harding;
June Watson

Research In Progress:

See the Warkworth Memorial website

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Names Documents:

WARKWORTH, St. Lawrence’s Church

  1914 + 1919

  To the Undying Memory

  of all those connected with this Parish who laid

  down their lives in the Great War

  James Foster Riddell  Brigadier General            William Chrisp           Private

  Philip Noel Sanderson Captain                      John Henderson           “

  Walter Lamb           Lieutenant                   Adam Hindmarsh           “

  Arthur Reed           ”                            Mark Hindmarsh           Driver

  G. Euan Sanderson     ”                            John Henry Hope          Gunner

  Robert Deuchar        2nd Lieutenant               Henry John Miller        Private

  Thomas Lamb                          ”             Joseph Smith             “

  Robert Thompson  M.C. ”                            Richard Stokoe           “

  Robert Arthur         Sergeant                     Edward Tate              Gunner

  James William Foster  ”                            John Taylor              Private

  Robert Huggup         Sergeant Instructor          Thomas Thew              “

  Thomas Taylor         Petty Officer(Naval Brigade) John Trobe               “

  John Topping          Sergeant Instructor          Alfred Clarence Turnbull “

  Alfred James Barratt  Private                      James Watson             “

  John Bootiman         Driver                       Henry Weatherston        “

  They Died That We Might Live

  In their honour these chancel stalls have been erected and the old altar rails replaced.

NameW16.03

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