Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Urban District Council
Reference
G9.18
Place
GOSFORTH
Map ref
NZ 244682
Original Location
Housing Dept., Council Offices, High Street. Left hand wall of entrance vestibule.
Present Location
Gosforth Library and Learning Centre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3HD.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled October 1921 by Cllr. T.N. Arkle, Chairman, Gosforth Urban District Council; dedicated by Rev. John Wilkinson, Vicar of Gosforth.
Memorial Description
Plaque 3 feet wide by 2 feet high set in a frame 3 inches wide all round. There is a wide patterned border of curled lines.
The names are in archaic script, the rest is a mixture of sans serif capitals and Roman lower case, all in white lettering.
The names are in archaic script, the rest is a mixture of sans serif capitals and Roman lower case, all in white lettering.
Materials used
Art bronze in a wood frame.
Inscription
In memory of / (names) / Employees of the Gosforth Urban District Council. / Erected by the officials and workmen of the Council, / in affectionate remembrance /
"Until the day dawns".
"Until the day dawns".
Names
Who commissioned
Officials and workmen of Gosforth U.D.C.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Dorothy Procter
Alnwick & County Gazette 15/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 10/10/1921 reports unveiling with a group photo.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 07/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling on Sunday; 10/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985.
Tyne and Wear Archives UD.GO/22 is the Gosforth UDC War Memorial Minutes 1918-1927
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Source of quotation
“Until the day dawns” Possibly adapted from “Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away”. Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6
Alnwick & County Gazette 15/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 10/10/1921 reports unveiling with a group photo.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 07/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling on Sunday; 10/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council Summer 1985.
Tyne and Wear Archives UD.GO/22 is the Gosforth UDC War Memorial Minutes 1918-1927
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Source of quotation
“Until the day dawns” Possibly adapted from “Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away”. Song of Solomon 2 v 17, 4 v 6
Research acknowledgements
F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985); Gosforth Local History Society; J. Brown; P. Thirkell; James Pasby; Dorothy Hall; Dorothy Procter
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Plaque 1914-18 Urban District Council (G9.18)
GOSFORTH, former U.D.C. Offices.
IN MEMORY OF
Thomas James Hudson, Lieut. R.A.F.
(Shot down whilst flying over the German Lines 20th May 1917)
Robert Lemin, L/Corpl, 5th N.F.
(Killed in the battle of the Somme 20th April 1917)
John O'Malley, Private, 7th N.F.
(Killed at Passchendaele 26th October 1917)
Employees of the Gosforth Urban District Council
Erected by the officials and workmen of this Council
in affectionate remembrance
"UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS"
NamesG9.18
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