Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Victoria Working Men's Club
Reference
M47.02
Place
MURTON
Map ref
4046
Original Location
Victoria Working Men’s Club. In the entrance hall. (Closed)
Present Location
Glebe Community Centre
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled 20th October 1920 by Cllr. Ross Williams
Memorial Description
Plaque set into a dark oak surround 7 feet 6 inches high x 5 feet 1 inch wide with side columns and ornate pediments. The words “The Great War” flanked by the dates are at the top, painted in gold serif capitals.
The names are listed in three columns, the names sunk in casting and enamelled white. Right at the bottom, the words “For freedom’s cause” are deeply carved and gilded into a marble base.
The dedication for 1939-45 is below the main plaque, the lettering gilded in Roman capitals.
The names are listed in three columns, the names sunk in casting and enamelled white. Right at the bottom, the words “For freedom’s cause” are deeply carved and gilded into a marble base.
The dedication for 1939-45 is below the main plaque, the lettering gilded in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Dark oak surround, bronze plaque.
Inscription
a. 1914 The Great War 1919. Dedicated to the memory / of those members who made the / supreme sacrifice / 1914-1919 For Freedom’s Cause.
b. 1939-1945 Victoria Workmen’s Club 1939-1946
b. 1939-1945 Victoria Workmen’s Club 1939-1946
Names
Cost
£500
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Mr. Green, architect; Made by C.W.S.
Notes
1. This seems to have been an original memorial for the Great War which was remade to include the names from 1939-45.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Simon Raine; Dorothy Hall
Auckland and County Chronicle 21/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 18/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 22/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“For freedom’s cause”: Not ascertained.
Auckland and County Chronicle 21/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 18/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Durham Chronicle 22/10/1920 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“For freedom’s cause”: Not ascertained.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale; C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Victoria Working Men's Club (M47.02)
MURTON Victoria Working Men’s Club.
1914 The Great War 1919
Dedicated to the memory
of those members who made the
supreme sacrifice
1914-1919
Arthur F. Gowland R. Nevilles J.
Arthur R. Graham T. Newton R.
Baines P. Gray J. Nord W.
Barnes J. Gray T. Pescod R.
Blakelock J. Grimes R. Pine T.
Bond R. Hills J. Potts G.
Brewster A. Holland E. Pow R.W.
Brown H. Hudson T.S. Purvis R.
Brown J. Hughes T. Rowe W.
Bulmer E. Hunter E. Salkeld R.
Burt G. Hunter T. Sharp A.
Cain T. Ingram S. Skeen J.
Calvert G. Jackson R. Skeen J.
Carmichael M. Knox A. Stewart W.
Clews C. Lashley W Taylor J.
College R. Laws I. Tidiman F.
Coxon R. Liddle E. Trotter J.
Cummings H. Mallan J.D. Ward A.
Curtis J. Metcalf R.H. Welsh E.
Elliott N. McCaffery J. White R.
Forrester A. Naylor S. Whitmore J.
Forster T. Neasham J. Williamson R.
Wills J. Wright A.
1939-1946
Clayton H. Nevins R. Norman W.
Spry J.N. Winlow D.
Victoria Workmen’s
Club
1939 Second World War 1946
For Freedom’s Cause.
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The Durham County Advertiser has variations on the 1914-18 names:
Fred Arthur Ralph Gowland Jos. Nevilles
Jos. Arthur Thos. Graham Robt. Newton
Peter Baines James Gray W.C. Nord
Thos. Gray Ralph Pescod
Jos. Blakelock Robt. Grimes Thos. Pine
Robt. Bond Jos. Hills Geo. Potts
Albert Brewster Edward Holland Robert W. Pow
Thos. S. Hudson Richard Purvis
John Brown, Jr. Thos. Hughes Robert W. Rowe
Ernest Bulmer Ernest Hunter Richard Salkeld
Geo. Burt Thomas Hunter Alb. Sharpe
Thomas Cain Sam. Ingram James Skeen
Geo. Calvert Robt. Jackson
Martin Carmichael Anthony Knox William Stewart
Chris. Clewes William Lashlie James Taylor
Robson College Isaac Laws Fred Tidyman
Richard Coxon Ernest Liddle John Trotter
Henter Cummings James D. Mallan Adam Ward
Jacob Curtis Robt. H. Metcalfe Edward Welsh
Nathaniel Elliott Jas. McCaffery R. White
Arthur Forrester Samuel Naylor John Whitmore
Thos. Forster John Neasham Richard Williamson
John Wells Arthur Wright
NamesM47.02
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