Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Memorial Hall
Reference
L26.05
Place
LONGFRAMLINGTON
Map ref
NU 131010
Original Location
In the Village Memorial Hall.
Present Location
This was in the old memorial hall, framed by curtains, but was transferred to the new village hall which was opened in 1999.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque of white marble on black pattress, 36 inches high by 30 inches wide (914 mm x 762 mm). The main part of the tablet is rectangular with an elaborate dome at centre top, within which is a laurel wreath carved in half relief. The pattress echoes this shape. The lettering is incised and painted black, using sans serif capital letters, with the quotation is in italics. The names are listed in two columns, those from 1914-18 on the left and those from 1939-45 on the right.
Materials used
Marble
Inscription
Longframlington / to the honour of those who paid / the supreme sacrifice in the wars / 1914-18 1939-45.
"We will remember them".
"We will remember them".
Names
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: B. Robson; J. Brown
Source of quotation:
“We will remember them” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon
“We will remember them” For the Fallen Lawrence Binyon
Research acknowledgements
The late Bob Robson (Rothbury & Coquetdale Local History Society); J. Brown
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Memorial Hall (L26.05)
LONGFRAMLINGTON
To the Honour of those who paid
the supreme sacrifice in the wars
1914-1918 1939-1945
G. Swan G.A. Foreman
J. Davidson M.E. Hay
G. Straughan A.H. Thompson
W.J. Robinson J.F. Wood
W. Richardson
J. Common
"We will remember them"
NameL26.05
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