Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Reed Charity School

Bellingham

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Reed Charity School (B18.15)

NEWMP Ref No.: B18.15

Parish: Bellingham

Original Location:

Reed Charity School

Present Location:

Bellingham Heritage Centre

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Brass on wood

Ownership and Maintenance: Owned by the Reed Hall Trustees.

Inscription:

In memory of
(Names)
“Old Boys” of this school who laid down
their lives in the Great War 1914-1918.
“Greater love hath no man than this”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 18 inches high x 24 inches wide (46cms x 61cms), set on a carved pattress 2 inches wider (5cms).

There is a border of double “tramlines” culminating in a flower in each corner.

The names are listed in two columns.

The words “In memoriam” are in archaic capitals, the names are in sans serif capitals, and the dedication and quotation, both at the bottom are in elongated Roman capitals.

Names:

11 names.
See transcript

Notes:

1. Reed’s Charity School, Bellingham, was founded in 1730 under the will of Miss Isabella Reed. The school closed in 1950 when the new school was built on the Redesmouth Road.

2. The old school was made into the Reed Hall. The Trustees have loaned the plaque to the Heritage Centre.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown

Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” St. John 15 v 13

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

David Parry (Bellingham Heritage Centre);
Janet Brown

Research In Progress:

Alan Grint researched the names on this memorial in his book In Silent Fortitude: In Memory of the Men of the North Tyne Valley who Fell in the Great War; 2011; Ergo Press; ISBN 9780955751097: Contact:-Cogito books 01434 602555