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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Alnwick
- Town
- Alnwick
- County
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: February 1920
Attended by: Councillor J Frater
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 33437
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Current location
Between two windows in the vestry.
St James URC
Pottergate
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1JW
England
OS Grid Ref: NU 18450 13514
Denomination: United Reformed
- Previous locations
- Sheraton House
formerly Clayport Presbyterian Church
Clayport Square
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1SH
England
OS Grid Ref: NU 18539 13194
Denomination: Undefined
- Sheraton House
- Description
- Bronze plaque decorated with a laurel leaf garland up each side. The names of the fallen are listed in two columns at the top, and the names of those who returned are listed in two columns below. The lettering is sunk and enamelled in black, with fancy lettering for the dedication and Roman capitals elsewhere.
- Inscription
- THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY/ CLAYPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ALNWICK/ IN GRATEFULNESS TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR VICTORY GRANTED/ AND TO COMMEMORATE THOSE BELONGING TO THE CONGREGATION/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ (NAMES)/ PRO DEO PATRIA ET REGE/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH THEIR DEEDS LIVE ON/ NAMES OF THOSE WHO RETURNED FROM THE WAR/ AND FIND THEIR FITTING PLACE IN THIS MEMORIAL/ "THINE, O LORD, IS THE GREATNESS AND THE/ POWER AND THE GLORY AND THE VICTORY"
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Alder, Thos S
Alder, William H
Bates, James
Beverley, Charles
Braidford, George
Braidford, James
Braidford, Thomas
Braidford, William
Chambers, Anthony C
Darling, George
See details for all 61 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 61
Served and returned: 48
Died: 13
Exact count: no
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height c 122 cm, width c 61 cm
Materials: Bronze
- Plaque
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- CLAYPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WW1 PLAQUE
- WMO ID: 90912
- Condition: Good [last updated on 08-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- MORPETH HERALD, 2nd February 1920. Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/90912/
- ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE, 1st March 1920. 1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND
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