Memorial Details
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Memorial
Sports field 1914-18 Dean Road
Reference
W101.09
Place
WESTOE
Map ref
NZ 369657
Original Location
Westoe Cricket and Tennis Ground, Dean Road. Bordered by Hartington Terrace / Wood Terrace / Sunderland Road.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Sports field.
Names
None
Cost
£1000 see below notes.
Ownership and maintenance
South Shields Cricket and Westoe Lawn Tennis Club
Notes
1. “Mr. Thomas Forsyth Wilson, of 1 Wellington Terrace, South Shields, whose death occurred on June 23 last, has left estate valued at £21,563 3s 4d. Charitable bequest are: £1,000 each to the Ingham Infirmary, South Shields, and to the South Shields Cricket and Westoe Lawn Tennis Club; the latter he desired to be applied towards the purchase of the freehold of their present grounds, as a memorial to those who have fallen in the present war.”
2. “2 May 1948. 2 plaques to commemorate the dead of both wars unveiled in the pavilion by F.W. Newby, Chairman of the Governing Board”.
3. There was also supposed to be a cup awarded in memory of a soldier who played at the club and who was killed in 1918.
2. “2 May 1948. 2 plaques to commemorate the dead of both wars unveiled in the pavilion by F.W. Newby, Chairman of the Governing Board”.
3. There was also supposed to be a cup awarded in memory of a soldier who played at the club and who was killed in 1918.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Illustrated Chronicle 19/12/1918 reports Mr. Wilson’s bequest.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 21/12/1918 reports Mr. Wilson’s bequest.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 21/12/1918 reports Mr. Wilson’s bequest.
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Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
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