Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Church School
Reference
L25.04
Place
LONGBENTON
Map ref
NZ 275684
Original Location
St. Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School, Front Street, Benton
Present Location
Missing
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled February 1924 by Prof. W.M. Thornton, and Dedicated by Vicar, Rev. M. Fletcher.
Memorial Description
Plaque 394mm (15½ inches) high x 457mm (18 inches) wide, mounted in a wood frame, total height 508mm (20 inches) x 553mm (21¾ inches) wide. The names are in two columns in Roman capitals.
Above the main panel is a separate smaller panel 6 inches deep, giving the dedication, and above this is a smaller plaque still bearing the name of the school.
Below the main plaque is a wood plaque, apparently a continuation of the backing of the main frame, on which are incised the names of those who died in 1939-45.
Above the main panel is a separate smaller panel 6 inches deep, giving the dedication, and above this is a smaller plaque still bearing the name of the school.
Below the main plaque is a wood plaque, apparently a continuation of the backing of the main frame, on which are incised the names of those who died in 1939-45.
Materials used
a. Steel plaque and wood frame.
b. Wood
b. Wood
Inscription
a. In grateful memory of the old boys / of this school who fell / in the Great War 1914-1919
b. In memoriam / 1939-1945
b. In memoriam / 1939-1945
Names
Notes
1. The school, built in 1871, was demolished in 1973, replaced by the Longbenton Church of England School built alongside.
2. The majority of the names are remembered on L25.02. The exceptions from WW1 are W. Napier, N Short, W. Sowerby.
3. B. Probert should read P. Probert.
2. The majority of the names are remembered on L25.02. The exceptions from WW1 are W. Napier, N Short, W. Sowerby.
3. B. Probert should read P. Probert.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Morpeth Herald 15/02/1924 reports unveiling;
The History of Longbenton Church of England School D.J. Scott.
The History of Longbenton Church of England School D.J. Scott.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Norman Grainger and Allen Oliver (Killingworth LHS); J. Brown; Geordie Rodgers; James Pasby
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Church School (L25.04)
LONGBENTON, Church of England School.
Longbenton Church of England School
In grateful memory of the old boys
of this school who fell
in the Great War 1914-1919
G.S. Birtwistle P. Brown
N. Carlyon P. Carlyon
J.G. Dixon T. Edgar
R. Fisher A. Heslop
G. Heslop M. Hindson
G.E.A. Hood J. Hood
R.W. Hood J.G. Hunter
J. Laidler W. Long
H. Lowthian H.B. Marshall
J. McQuillen W. Napier
P. Probert N. Short
T. Snowdon W. Sowerby
J. Tubman J. Whitelock
J. Wright
In memoriam
1939-1945
Pollock, J. Sales, F.
Watson, R. Urwin, A.
NameL25.04
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