Memorial Details
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Memorial
Civic Centre and Plaque 1939-45
Reference
G9.17
Place
GOSFORTH
Map ref
NZ 243684
Original Location
New Civic Hall, Regent Farm Road. On right hand wall of vestibule.
Present Location
Gosforth Library and Learning Centre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3HD.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Dedicated 6th November 1949; rededicated November 13th 2012 in new location in Library
Memorial Description
Civic Hall
Plaque 4 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide. Names are arranged in two columns, having been painted in white paint, using Roman upper case lettering. The plaque is set in a wood glass fronted frame.
Plaque 4 feet 6 inches high x 2 feet 6 inches wide. Names are arranged in two columns, having been painted in white paint, using Roman upper case lettering. The plaque is set in a wood glass fronted frame.
Materials used
?Teak
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in memory of the / men and women of Gosforth / who gave their lives in / the Second World War / 1939-1945
Names
Who commissioned
Gosforth Urban District Council
How money was raised
Public subscription
Notes
1. "When the last war had ended the Council decided to ask those who returned from HM Forces and the Merchant Navy, and the relatives of those who unfortunately did not, the form in which they would like a memorial to take. The greater number of votes was for a hall and on a site adjoining the Central Park to the west of the Memorial stone a Hall, erected with public subscription, was dedicated on Remembrance Sunday, 6th November 1949, a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Second World War. Their names are recorded on a plaque at the entrance." (Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953;)
2. "..The Shopping Precinct was built on the site of the Central Hall and Gosforth Civic Hall was erected behind Lansdowne Crescent, near the junction of the Great North Road and Regent Road. In the entrance is a plaque containing a list of those from Gosforth who died in the service of their country..." (Quotation from Booklet cited below)
2. "..The Shopping Precinct was built on the site of the Central Hall and Gosforth Civic Hall was erected behind Lansdowne Crescent, near the junction of the Great North Road and Regent Road. In the entrance is a plaque containing a list of those from Gosforth who died in the service of their country..." (Quotation from Booklet cited below)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Tony Harding
Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953;
Tyne and Wear Archives UD.GO/22 is the Gosforth UDC War Memorial Minutes 1918-1927
Journal 21/11/2012 reports rededication
Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953;
Tyne and Wear Archives UD.GO/22 is the Gosforth UDC War Memorial Minutes 1918-1927
Journal 21/11/2012 reports rededication
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
The late Mrs. L. Bailey; Gosforth LHS; P. Thirkell; James Pasby; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Civic Centre and Plaque 1939-45 (G9.17)
GOSFORTH, Civic Centre.
To the glory of God
and in memory of the
men and women of Gosforth
who gave their lives in
the Second World War
1939-1945
Ainsborough, A. Laidlow, R.G.
Allen, W.P. Lambert, G.
Anderson, R.A. Landreth, C.B.
Ashurst, T.E. Larcombe, L.I.
Auzeas, M.J. Laverick, J.C.
Bell, J.B.T. Layton, D.
Bell, J.T. Logan, T.R.
Bell, N. Luke, J.E.
Bell, R.S. Malone, S.
Black, N. March, J.G.
Blackbourn, G.R.P. Martin, A.
Boswell, D.G. Mason, J.
Buckley, C.C. Maxwell, K.
Burton, A.K. Maxwell, L.A.
Carey, D.T.K. McDonald, P.A.
Charlton, R.E. McGregor, R.
Clapperton, H.P. McKeown, J.T.
Clough, F. Mearis, E.
Coxon, W.H. Millar, J.
Craggs, R.G. Minikin, C.W.
Crozier, M. Mole, W.
Davison, G. Moore, T.
Dean, W.E.M. Nichol, J.
Diemer, A.C. Nicholson, N.
Dillon, H. O'Dowd, K.P.
Duncan, G. Oliver, G.D.
Emery, R.A. Oliver, T.G.
Evans, H. Ord, J.
Floyd, M.B. Parker, K.G.
Forster, J.H. Phain, M.
Gilberg, F.N. Place, G.F.
Gill, H. Polwarth, J.
Goodban, J. Ricalton, A.L.
Gray, G. Richardson, J.R.
Gray, W.H. Robson, E.
Green, R. Rogerson, A.
Hackett, E.T. Ross, A.
Hall, H. Sheehan, T.G.H.
Hall, S.S. Smith, D.F.
Hallam, J.N. Smith, H.S.
Hamilton, I. Souter, I.B.
Heald, D.L. Spence, E.P.
Hedley, T.M. Steedman, W.K.
Henderson, J. Sydenham, F.
Henderson, J.G. Tate, G.R.
Henderson, R. Taylor, W.G.
Henderson, W. Thompson, W.
Heppinstall, G.M. Tidy, G.K.
Hindmarsh, B.H. Urwin, G.M.
Holmes, E. Vipond, T.E.
Hopps, J.R. Weightman, E.
Humphries, W. Wharrier, J.M.
Irwin, J.G. Wilkie, A.
Jacobson, J.K. Wilson, D.
Jameson, J.A.R. Wilson, D.A.
Johnson, G.W. Wilson, G.E.
Joss, R.F. Wilson, P.E.
Kirby, T.R. (Senior) Wood, K.S.
Kirby, T.R. (Junior) Young, F.
NamesG9.17
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