Plaque 1914-18 Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A., Market Square, Morpeth.

Originally in premises on the corner of Market Place, next to the clock tower.

It does not seem to have moved when the club moved to new premises in Dark Lane.

Northumberland Archives, Woodhorn

1914-18

Unveiled Sunday 3rd April 1921 by Alderman George B. Bainbridge, President of the Morpeth Y.M.C.A.

?Copper or bronze

Morpeth Y.M.C.A.

Members of Morpeth Y.M.C.A.

Possibly made at Swinney’s Engineering Works.

Great European War
1914-1919
Morpeth Y.M.C.A.
To the glory of God
And in loving memory of

Plaque, 15 inches (37cm) square.

There is a narrow raised border of ?grapevines.

To the left is a lady in half relief blowing a horn from which a banner is suspended which bears the words “Roll of Honour”.

All lettering is in sans serif capitals raised in half relief.

1. For details of how the Y.M.C.A. moved into the Parochial Hall, Dark Lane, see M17.04

2. In 1949 there was a proposal to add the names from 1939-45

3. This plaque was found in a garage in 2013, but before it could be relocated the garage was subject to an arson attack and the plaque was severely damaged.  The damaged plaque is now in the Northumberland Record Office.

Photo of damaged memorial: Northumberland Record Office

Morpeth Herald
08/04/1921 reports unveiling;
28/10/1949 contains requests for names from 1939-45.

Northumberland Record Office
NRO 10649/1

Morpeth Antiquarian Society
Photocopy of the programme of unveiling

Janet Brown;
Northumberland Record Office;
Maurice Teasdale;
Dorothy Hall

The names for 1914-18 are being researched by the Morpeth Antiquarian Society.

They are concentrating on the Cenotaph, and are working with the pupils at King Edward VI School on their memorial.

Contact Angela Teasdale: morpethas2014@gmail.com