Belford Erskine Presbyterian Church WW1 Plaque

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Berwick Upon Tweed
Town: Belford
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Maker: Edward Thew of Newcastle (Makers)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 33339

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Current location

Closed as a Church in 2018. In May 2020 the village plan to buy the Church as the new Village Hall. Until 1971 unification this was the Erskine Presbyterian Church
The former United Reformed Church
Nursery Lane
Belford
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
NE70 7NW
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 11010 33768
Denomination: United Reformed

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Description

RECTANGULAR BRASS PLAQUE SET WITHIN AN OAK FRAME. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN ENAMMELLED LETTERING. CELTIC KNOTWORK DESIGN BORDER; CROSSED FLAGS AT THE TOP OF THE PLAQUE. The first line of the dedication and the quotation at the bottom are in Gothic Script. All other lettering is in elongated Roman capitals, sunk in casting and enamelled names are listed in three columns.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Anderson, Thomas J
Anderson, William
Clothier, William H
Hall, William
Hill, Harry
Hood, William
Hope, George L
Hunter, Robert
Hunter, Thomas
Lee, James
See details for all 18 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 18
Served and returned: 0
Died: 18
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forenames
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Frame
Measurements: height 605mm, width 915mm
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6506
Erskine Presbyterian Church Minutes (at Northumbria Archives) reference BUR/P/8/3

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