Memorial

Kirkwhelpington School Memorial Board

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War Memorial Hall, Village Green, Kirkwhelpington, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE19 2RT, England

NY 99795 84405

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Type of Memorial: Triptych
WMR Reference Number: 34200
Description: Triptych of oak, 5 feet high x 2 feet wide when closed, with gabled top in which is a laurel wreath carved in half relief and gilded. On the inner doors are photographs of the eight former pupils who died. The centre panel bears a picture of St.George, with the dedication beneath, printed in gold serif capitals. The quotation "Greater love . . . " is also printed in serif capitals in the mosaic border to the picture. Beneath St.George are two further photographs of student teachers who died. Below this triptych a smaller memorial has been added to correspond, though the doors open separately. This contains the dedication and photographs for 1939-45. At the foot, painted onto the wood in gold Roman capitals, is the quotation.
Inscription: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ MEMBERS OF THIS SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ "THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED/ IN PEACE, BUT THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

Memorial

Height: 5FT

Width: 2FT

Made from: Wood - Oak

Condition: Good