St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton is in Longhoughton, Northumberland, Churches in Northumberland.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map] dates from the Saxon era, although it was rebuilt in 1080.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Memorial window to Dorothy Burrell of Alnwick who died 11th March 1850, Ann Burrell who died 24 Dec 1852 and Harriet Burrell who died 24 Nov 1855, all sisters of Lieutenant-General George Burrell [aged 73].
On 4th January 1853 Lieutenant-General George Burrell [aged 76] died. He was buried at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map].
Lieutenant-General George Burrell: Around 1777 he was born at Longhoughton, Northumberland.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Memorial to those who fell in the Great War.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of G.P. Back, Telegraphist. RN.J/40179, H.M.S. Lucia, 22nd November 1918 age 19.
George Philip was born on 21 June 1899 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea, London on 9 July 1899. He was the son of Charles William, a milk carrier and Emily Back of 104 Block C, Guinness Building, Chelsea. Prior to enlisting he worked as a newsboy. He joined his first ship Ganges as a Boy Class II on 23 April 1915, serving until his transfer on 14 July 1915. He was actually on board H.M. Submarine G11 when he died.
The following report detailed the incident:
On 22 November 1918, whilst under the temporary command of Lieutenant Commander George Fagan Bradshaw D.S.O., G11 was returning to her base at Blyth, Northumberland from Dogger Bank patrol, following the Armistice. Sailing through dense fog, she overshot Blyth and ran aground on rocks below cliffs near Howick, some 30 miles north. The boat's log had been disabled earlier and Bradshaw, unfamiliar with the larger G class boats, underestimated the speed in the inclement weather, with the result that the boat had travelled substantially further than he had reckoned. The impact tore the keel off and the boat was abandoned; two of her crew, George Philip Back and Pliny Foster were both drowned. Back's body was recovered, but Foster's was never found. The regular captain, Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford V.C. (of Zeebrugge Raid fame) had not sailed on her last mission due to typhoid fever. He died at Eston hospital the day after learning his ship had been lost. Remains of G11 can still be seen at low tide.
Source: North East War Memorials Project
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of J.P. Wood, Seaman. RNPS. LT/JX.202167, H.M. Trawler Greenfly, 7th November 1940 age 24
John Penement Wood was born on the 21st December 1915, the son of the late William Ralph and Martha Mary Wood and the husband of Alice Adelaide Wood (nee Bailey). He worked as a fisherman in Boulmer.
Source: North East War Memorials Project
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of 943573 Ldg. Aircraftman, J Wilson, Royal Air Force, 1st January 1943 age 23.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Memorial to those of Boulmer who gave their lives in the World War 1939-1945.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of Squadron Leader R.H. (Jerry) Stockwell, Royal Air Force, 4th July 1963 age 47.
Raymond Howard Stockwell was born on 28 July 1915. His service number was 131727 and he was based at RAF Boulmer.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle Thursday, 04/07/1963 reported:
Officer dies in fog crash: An RAF officer died early today when his Singer Gazelle car crashed and overturned in thick fog on the A1 North of Felton. Squadron Leader Raymond Howard Stockwell, of Bader Crescent, Longhoughton, near Alnwick, was travelling south. The car was wrecked with the roof almost completely ripped off. No other vehicle was involved. It is believed that S/Ldr Stockwell, a married man stationed at RAF Boulmer, was travelling south to a conference when the accident occurred. Morpeth police have appealed for witnesses of the accident which happened at approximately 6am on the A1 half a mile north of Felton.
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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of M4278874 Leading Aircraftman, R.D.S. MacConnell, Royal Air Force, 9th October 1965 age 18.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of Squadron Leader E Stappard, Royal Air Force, 22nd November 1978 age 46.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of D8139599 Senior Aircraftman, D. J. Black, Royal Air Force, 1st October 1979 age 19.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Tuesday, 02/10/1979 reports: Airman dies in North crash: An airman from RAF Boulmer was killed and two colleagues were injured when their car hit a tree near Craster. The body of the driver, 19 year old Aircraftman David Black, had to be cut from the wreckage by firemen. Aircraftman David James, from Glasgow and Aircraftwoman Karen Barwick are recovering from minor injuries in Newcastle's R.V.I. today. The three, all from Boulmer air base, were in a Ford Cortina which crashed into the tree on the Craster-to-Littlemill road, just North of Howick, late last night. A spokesman at R.A.F. Boulmer said relatives of the dead man, who came from Cowdenbeath, were travelling to Alnwick for formal identification today.
In 2010 the Chapel of Ease at Boulmer was closed. Its east window of SSaint Andrew was moved to St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map].