Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 North Durham Rugby F.C.
Reference
F32.16
Place
FELLING ON TYNE
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
North Durham Rugby Football Club
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 7th March 1925 by Lieut.Col. A. Brunton
Memorial Description
Plaque with shallow raised dome at centre. There is a pillar at each side decorated with the wreath and torch with the date “1914” below on the left side and “1918” on the right side. At centre of the main plaque are the initials of the club with the badge underneath. Names are listed in three columns. The quotation is at the bottom. Lettering is Roman capitals with the quotation in Gothic.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
N.D.R.F.C. / To the memory / of the members who fell / in the Great War
Their name liveth for evermore.
Their name liveth for evermore.
Names
Present condition
Lost. Broken by contractors who were trying to remove it.
Notes
1. "North Durham Rugby Club lost fifteen of its members who gave their lives for their country in the Great War. Their memory was recorded on a tablet that was hung in the Pavilion. It is not known which pavilion, the one at the Felling Flower Show ground that was completed in 1925, or at the Prince Consort Road ground. It is known, that the tablet was broken when contractors were trying to remove it and the only record of the original memorial is the facsimile that was produced in the commemorative programme, that was produced for the Jubilee Dinner in 1926.
Their memory was recorded later on the bronze plaque that also honoured the club members that gave their lives in the Second World War, this now hangs in the clubhouse of the new Gateshead Rugby club."
Their memory was recorded later on the bronze plaque that also honoured the club members that gave their lives in the Second World War, this now hangs in the clubhouse of the new Gateshead Rugby club."
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 09/03/1925 reports unveiling with photo shown here.
A History of North Durham R.F.C. 1876-1998 Tom Millen. In Tyne & Wear Archives Ref: L4703 Entertainment.
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
A History of North Durham R.F.C. 1876-1998 Tom Millen. In Tyne & Wear Archives Ref: L4703 Entertainment.
Source of quotation:
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
Tommy Wood is researching the names on Felling memorials. Contact: pelawpie@gmail.com
Plaque 1914-18 North Durham Rugby F.C. (F32.16)
FELLING North Durham Rugby Football Club
N.D.R.F.C.
To the memory
of the members who fell
in the Great War
1914 1918
J.A. Bruce N.B. Hall S. Parkinson
T. Brannen J.B. McCabe E. Russell
T. Clark G. Moorsom A.H. Simpson
R.B. Foster R. Noble G.W. Smith
H.F. Gibson T.R. Oliver R.E. Welsh
Their name liveth for evermore.
NamesF32.16
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