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Rev William King - St John the Devine Church
Rev King was appointed Vicar of St John the Devine in 1920. In 1921 he was involved in the dedication service of The War Memorial in Red Row
Interesting that Fred J. Helmsley of Woodside Farm, who had seen service in WW1, unveiled the monument |
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J.P. Whittle
This Amble monumental mason 'J.P. Whittle'. Come across this name a few times. Ashamedly without giving him much thought. It says he actually designed the Chev/Broomhill memorial as well. Probably should be a significant individual for amateur local history buffs? a 'Person of interest'
Do we know anything about the chap? |
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I can resist anything but a challenge.
James Whittle born in Amble in 1898 to Joseph Pringle Whittle, a monumental sculptor, and Elizabeth nee Marr, both born in Alnwick. On the 1911 census they are living in Wellwood Street. In 1939 he is living at 20 Lindisfarne Road, occupation, monumental sculptor. Brother, William Marr Whittle was also a monumental sculptor. Must be a lot of headstones done by them I would imagine. Last edited by janwhin; 28-04-2022 at 03:51 PM. |
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When I saw this post I wondered if anybody would pick up on Joseph Pringle Whittle. He was my greatgrandfather, James (Jim) my grandad. He had two brothers Will and Jack. Whittle and Sons did the monumental masonary on the Town Square memorial and the Bede Street amongst others.
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And.. there's WW1 Service papers for Jas. Whittle Jnr. - Joined aged 18 in Jan 1916. Went to France in the summer of the following year. Served in the 210th and 124th Siege Batteries Royal Garrison Artillery. Was gassed 21/3/1918 which hospitalised him for a few weeks. Demobbed to the Army reserve 23/2/1919 Gives his occupation on attestation as 'Sculptor (apprentice)', lived 22 Wellwood Street. |
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The workshop was on Percy Street where the Chemist is now - I have very vague memories of it when I was a child circa 1964/65.
Last edited by Al88c; 29-04-2022 at 08:32 PM. |
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Amble Methodist Church memorial
The unveiling of the memorial at Amble Methodist Church - designed by J P Whittle
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Amble Club Memorial
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That's interesting. Of the 3 brothers, my grandfather Jim served but I know my Great Uncle Jack was at school - he was conscripted in WW2 and landed in France as part of the first wave on D Day but that's another story. Not sure about Will but he doesn't appear on the absent voters list??
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