Lives in Cricket No 51 - Rev ES Carter

Old Ebor, Hawke, Thwing 101 Thwing Church Thwing who may have been associated with the former priory at Bridlington, is modest in size with a fine Norman arch to the chancel and narrow aisles. At the time of Edmund Carter it may have been nearly full on Sundays and his ringing sermons and love of music must have attracted his congregation to be steadfast in Christian faith. Like all priests from the outbreak of war in 1914 Carter then had to handle sudden bereavement as the three names of young men testify on the beautifully polished brass war memorial plaque within the church. Many more from that farming community must have served in the European War, which is how the World War was described in that village. The village would have been much affected by German shelling of Scarborough on 16 December 1914 when over 100 people were killed. That led to recruitment posters all over England, but especially in eastern England, with images of ruined homes in Scarborough, and the recruiting slogan of ‘Remember Scarborough’. Edmund Carter with his deep affection for that town would have played his part in words and sermons at that time. At the end of each working day Carter would retire to his Rectory at one end of the village, a brisk walk of a mile or so