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Plaque 1914-18 Heaton Road Baptist

Reference

H91.29

Place

HEATON

Map ref

NZ 268654

Original Location

Heaton Baptist Church, Heaton Road / Mundella Terrace

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 11th January1920 by Cllr. R. Mayne, Sheriff of Newcastle.

Memorial Description

Plaque in wood frame. There is a wide patterned border of intertwined leaves, ending in four circles containing leaves at the corners. The pattern is made by removing the background and leaving the design standing proud on a black background. The names are incised in two columns, using sans serif capitals, with the dedication in Gothic script, and the quotation in lower case Roman lettering.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

In / ever grateful memory of / the following, who made the / supreme sacrifice / in the Great War 1914-1919
"At the going down of the sun, / and in the morning, we will / remember them"

Names

27 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Edward H. Thew, Newcastle.

Notes

1. A memorial service was held on 5th November 1916 for those who had fallen which gives more details about the names on the plaque.
2nd.Lieut. W.B. Catto, N.F.;
Lce-Corpl. Dixon, N.F.;
Rifleman J.W. Linton, King�s Royal Rifles.;
Seaman Fred. Taylor;
Pte. Norman Ayre, R.M.;
Bombardier S.G. Richardson, R.G.A.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: P. Thirkell

Newcastle Daily Journal 10/01/1920 reports proposed unveiling; 29/04/1920 reports proposed �Peace and Victory� memorial costing �120.

Illustrated Chronicle 16/11/1916 reports memorial service in Note 1 above; 12/01/1920; 14/06/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 17/01/1920 reports unveiling.

Source of quotation
�At the going down of the sun . . .� For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon.

Links to Source Material :

Illustrated Chronicle 1916 11 06 Mon

Illustrated Chronicle 1920 01 12 Mon

Research acknowledgements

P. Thirkell; J. Brown; T. Harding; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 Heaton Road Baptist (H91.29)

HEATON, Baptist Church.

In

   ever grateful memory of

   the following, who made the

   supreme sacrifice

   in the Great War 1914-1919

   Armstrong J.G.       Innis, W.J.

   Ayre, N.             Laing, A.

   Bartrum, H.          Linton, J.W.

   Catto, W.            Logan, W.

   Catto, W.B.          Mawer, H.

   Darling, T.          Mitchell, J.A.

   Dixon, R.G.M.        Reeves, F.

   Finlay, W.           Richardson, S.G.

   Fleck, S.            Salkeld, A.E.

   Gellender, P.        Simpson, J.J.

   Glass, J.            Stevenson, W.

   Green, W.S.          Stockdale, W.H.

   Hunt, A.N.           Taylor, F.

                        Walker, R.H.

   "At the going down of the sun,

   and in the morning, we will

   remember them."

NamesH91.29

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