Memorial Details
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Memorial
Welfare Centre 1914-18
Reference
G9.20
Place
GOSFORTH
Map ref
NZ 245682
Original Location
Beside the Central Park, Church Road.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Foundation stone laid 12th March 1924 by Brig.Gen. Sir Joseph Laycock, KCMG, DSO.; dedicated by Rev. John Wilkinson, M.A., Vicar of St. Nicholas.
Opened 28th January 1925 by Mrs. C.A. Cochrane.
Opened 28th January 1925 by Mrs. C.A. Cochrane.
Memorial Description
Welfare Clinic.
The stone plaques bearing the dedication are mounted on either side of the entrance doorway. The stones have a plain frame, left proud, so that the centre panels are recessed, and bear the dedication incised in sans serif capitals.
The stone plaques bearing the dedication are mounted on either side of the entrance doorway. The stones have a plain frame, left proud, so that the centre panels are recessed, and bear the dedication incised in sans serif capitals.
Inscription
Left hand gate post:
Maternity
and
Child
Welfare
Centre
Right hand gate post:
Erected by
public
subscription
as the
Gosforth
War Memorial.
Left of main door :
This stone was laid by
Brigadier-General Sir J.F. Laycock
K.C.M.G., D.S.O.
on the 12th day of March 1924.
Right of main door :
Gosforth Urban District
This Building was erected
by public subscription
as a memorial to the local men
who fell in the Great War 1914-1918.
and
Child
Welfare
Centre
public
subscription
as the
Gosforth
War Memorial.
Left of main door :
Brigadier-General Sir J.F. Laycock
K.C.M.G., D.S.O.
on the 12th day of March 1924.
Right of main door :
This Building was erected
by public subscription
as a memorial to the local men
who fell in the Great War 1914-1918.
Names
None
Who commissioned
Inhabitants of Gosforth
Cost
Estimated 1919 as £5,000
How money was raised
Public subscription
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by George Nelson, A.M.I.C.E., engineer and surveyor to Gosforth Urban District Council. Built by H. Kindred.
Ownership and maintenance
Building handed to Gosforth Council at the opening ceremony.
Notes
1. It was described in 1923 as having a frontage of 102 feet, and was divided into two sections (a) clinical and (b) administrative, with provision for extension.
2. There was a column which stood in the grounds, see see G9.01
3. Mrs. Cochrane was given a gold key after opening the clinic.
4. The Welfare Centre was included in the Newcastle City Council survey of all memorials in the area 1985.
5. This is now known as the Gosforth Memorial Medical Centre.
6. In 1919, the amount of funds raised amounted to £1,500, of which £1,400 had been invested in War Bonds.
7. The proposal was for a “Child’s Welfare Centre”.
8. 11 November 2008 the restored photographs of the official opening of Gosforth Memorial Health centre on 25th March 1925, were unveiled at a special Remembrance Day event by John Shipley Leader at Newcastle City Council.
2. There was a column which stood in the grounds, see see G9.01
3. Mrs. Cochrane was given a gold key after opening the clinic.
4. The Welfare Centre was included in the Newcastle City Council survey of all memorials in the area 1985.
5. This is now known as the Gosforth Memorial Medical Centre.
6. In 1919, the amount of funds raised amounted to £1,500, of which £1,400 had been invested in War Bonds.
7. The proposal was for a “Child’s Welfare Centre”.
8. 11 November 2008 the restored photographs of the official opening of Gosforth Memorial Health centre on 25th March 1925, were unveiled at a special Remembrance Day event by John Shipley Leader at Newcastle City Council.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; Tony Harding; Dorothy Procter
Morpeth Herald 10/01/1919 reports fund raising and list of subscribers; 28/02/1919 reports investment in War Bonds; 31/03/1922 reports fund raising event; 26/10/1923 reports proposals to erect the Clinic; 23/01/1925 reports proposed opening on 28/01/1925.
Illustrated Chronicle 07/03/1924 reports stone-laying ceremony on Wednesday; 13/03/1924 shows photos of the stone-laying ceremony; 29/01/1925 reports official opening with photos.
Northern Echo 08/03/1924 reports proposed opening next Wednesday; 13/03/1924 reports opening with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/03/1924 reports proposed foundation stone laying ceremony; 15/03/1924 reports foundation stone laying ceremony;17/01/1925 reports proposed opening; 31/01/1925 reports opening.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 09/01/1919 gives names of subscribers so far; 13/03/1919 reports fund raising concert; 16/05/1919 reports Miscellaneous Sale by tradesmen and other fund raising efforts
Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Morpeth Herald 10/01/1919 reports fund raising and list of subscribers; 28/02/1919 reports investment in War Bonds; 31/03/1922 reports fund raising event; 26/10/1923 reports proposals to erect the Clinic; 23/01/1925 reports proposed opening on 28/01/1925.
Illustrated Chronicle 07/03/1924 reports stone-laying ceremony on Wednesday; 13/03/1924 shows photos of the stone-laying ceremony; 29/01/1925 reports official opening with photos.
Northern Echo 08/03/1924 reports proposed opening next Wednesday; 13/03/1924 reports opening with photos.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/03/1924 reports proposed foundation stone laying ceremony; 15/03/1924 reports foundation stone laying ceremony;17/01/1925 reports proposed opening; 31/01/1925 reports opening.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 09/01/1919 gives names of subscribers so far; 13/03/1919 reports fund raising concert; 16/05/1919 reports Miscellaneous Sale by tradesmen and other fund raising efforts
Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Mrs. L. Bailey; F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985); P. Thirkell; Gosforth Local History Society; Dorothy Hall; Tony Harding; Dorothy Procter
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