Memorial

Shrine 1917 Shilbottle Colliery

Shilbottle

Memorial Name: Shrine 1917 Shilbottle Colliery (S18.09)

NEWMP Ref No.: S18.09

Parish: Shilbottle

Original Location:

Shilbottle Colliery.

Outside the Colliery office, between the top of the window and the eaves of the roof.

Present Location:

Unknown

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 21st July 1917 by the Duke of Northumberland.

Dedicated by Rev. P.T. Lee, vicar of Shilbottle.

Materials Used:

Oak

Who Commissioned:

Shilbottle Colliery

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription.

Rev. Percy T. Lee paid for the flower vases.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Made by Colliery Workmen;
Names inscribed by Miss Nancy Dixon

Inscription:

Roll of Honour to Employees of Shilbottle Colliery, European War, 1914-.

Memorial Description:

Shrine, of Gothic design.

“A plain Latin cross separates the tablet from the list of 174 names upon the Roll of Honour, the names having been plainly and artistically inscribed by Miss Nancy Dixon, daughter of the late Mr J.A. Dixon, manager of the colliery.

At each side and affixed to the framework of the shrine is a copper vase for the reception of flowers.

These vases were very kindly given by the Rev. P.T. Lee, who has ever evinced the warmest interest for his parishioners.”

Names:

174 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. From the Colliery, over 170 had gone to the front, of whom 26 had fallen.

2. At the service, newspaper reports say the the ancient Russian litany was used. This was refuted in a letter to the newspaper from Rev. Percy T. Lee, who explained that it had been the Liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church which was used because of certain words used in it.

3. Newcastle Journal says it was unveiled by Rear-Admiral Baker, Colonel of the Northumberland Volunteers.

Sources:

Alnwick and County Gazette
28/07/1917 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Journal
13/06/1917 and 23/07/1917 reports unveiling;
15/6/1917 carries letter from Rev. Lee regarding the liturgy used.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
28/07/1917 reports unveiling

Additional Research Documents

S18.09 Alnwick Gazette 28 07 1917 transcript

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Research Acknowledgements:

Dorothy Hall;
David Easton;
Ben O’Connell (Alnwick Gazette)

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Names Documents:

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  Moss Wilson        Arch. Inglis     Joe. Dunn

  W. Straughan       R. Darling       H. Thompson

  T.H. Weightman     M. Taylor        J. Mather

  Jas. Weightman     G. Milburn       D. Prior

  J.R. Hall          E. Green         W. Elliott

  M. Mitchison       J. Jobson        J. Matthewson

  W. Gibbison        J. Inglis        M. Young

  E. Waddle          S. Woodlands     Jas. Aitchison

  A. Riddle          W. Darling       E. Anderson

  V. Waddle          Jas. Curtis      N. Dixon

  W. Simm            A. Goodfellow    H. Air

  G. Riddle          A. Archbold      O. Waddle

  R.W. Weightman     P. McLaughlan    G. Curry

  H. Stewart         M. Moor          R. Robson

  R.M. Wilson        J. Fife          J. Watson

  R.F. Wilson        J.A.R. Ternent   T. Donachie

  J.C. Thompson      C.H. Wilcox      Jas. Hindhaugh

  Bry. Weightman     Jas. Angus       T. Wilson

  C. Wood            W. Grey          E. Caisley

  John McHay         Jas. Baxter      A. Scott

  Jas. Middlemas     J. Egdell        Andrew Inglis

  E. Simm            T. Murphy        Geo. Hudson

  W. Wintrip         J. Murphy        W. Yeamans

  R.G. Weightman     J. Thompson      W. Story

  D.E. Baxter        J. Gains         John Trueman

  Samuel Buglass     W. Arries        L. Walker

  R. Hindhaugh       D. Angus         R.E. Walker

  J.J. Ray           N. Crawford      Thos. Brewis

  W.P. Tweedy        J. Hogg          Jos. Baxter

  Geo. Buglass       C. Ager          John Burns

  Jas. R Punton      J. Cairns        Thos. Charlton

  Thos. Snaith       A. Punter        Thos. Knox

  Thos. Dixon        A. Grey          M. Lawson

  E. Dixon           W. Knox          A. Piton

  W. Shell           J. Fannon        John Weightman

  J.J. Wilson        T. Fannon        John Huntley

  W. Green           Jas. Heslop      Geo. Roper

  R. Baxter          J.C. Farrow      John Swordy

  W. Luke            T. Foster        John Moffitt

  W. MacLain         J. Lorimer       Jas. McLean

  W. Hewitt          J. McMullen      W. Wood

  H. Buglass         W. Shell         R. Thorburn

  Thos. Baxter       J.Tully          J. Thorburn

  J.H. Henderson     W. Inglis        J. O’Brien

  Arthur Boyd        R. Burns         J. Stewart

  E. Shell           J.C. Christer    Jas. Buglass

  Jas. Tweedy        D. MacKenzie     Wilfred Fife

  J. Green           Jas. Thompson    John Foster

  John Hindhaugh     Geo. Marshall    William Anderson

  M. Tate            Gilbert Inglis   J. Bailey

  A. Carr            J. Dundass       J. Emmerson

  J. Lilburn         J. Hamilton      H. Barrett

  J. Wilcox          D. Connolly      J. McFall

  Jas. Anderson      J. King          Geo. Shaw

  J. Scott           M. Robson        D. Coyne

  J.P. Anderson      N. Goodfellow    A. Weatherhead

  Geo. Young         J. Pringle       John Angus

  Geo. Wilcox        R. Pringle       E. Arries

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