Memorial

Whittingham WW1 Memorial Institute

Source: Copyright David Houlker

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Current Location

Beside church of St.Bartholomew, War Memorial Village Hall, Church View (Towerside), Whittingham, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 4RF, England

OS Grid Reference

NU 06699 11968

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Hall / Institute
WMR Reference Number: 34044
Description: Stone Hall with slate roof. The hall has a large room on the south side with a stage at the west end, with 2 smaller rooms behind it, a kitchen, games room and cloakrooms on the north side. It has accommodation for 300 people. An external stone tablet bears the dedication
Inscription: WHITTINGHAM MEMORIAL INSTITUTE MCMXXIV

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): George Johnson, Builder
Mr A Child, Architect
Costs: £1615/12/-
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The villages of Whittingham and Glanton each had its own Committee, but worked jointly to raise funds, dividing the proceeds eventually to provide their own memorials. Lord Ravensworth provided the land free of charge at Whittingham. A Field Day raised the total to £880, which Lord Ravensworth topped up to £1,000.
Maintenance History: Restored 2009

Ceremonies

Foundation Stone

laid 11th June 1924

by Lord Ravensworth

Opened

13th April 1925

by Lord Ravensworth

Conservation

Components

Hall

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

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Whittingham WW1 Memorial Institute

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Whittingham WW1 Memorial Institute

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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Conservation

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