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Plaque 1914-18 School

Reference

N26.01

Place

NINEBANKS

Map ref

NY 783524

Original Location

The school

Present Location

St. Mark's Church. Behind font at west end of church.

Which war

1914-18

Memorial Description

Plaque 77cm high x 65cm wide. There is a wide border of red marble, with bosses at the corners, the top two decorated with carved oak leaves, those at the bottom with carved Tudor roses. The title "Roll of Honour" is incised in Gothic script, the rest of the lettering is in sans serif capitals. The names are listed in two columns, divided by a central vertical line. Crosses to the left of the names denote those killed. One name has obviously been inserted later.

Materials used

Marble

Inscription

Roll of Honour / of Old Scholars who served in / the Great War 1914-1918

Names

38 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Present condition

Restored 2018

Notes

1 The plaque was formerly on the floor beside the font after being removed from the school, which is now a private dwelling. The plaque was restored in time for viewing at the "All Quiet in West Allen" event in September 2018.

2. The restoration was carried out by Heritage Consolidation funded by Whitfield with Ninebanks Parochial Council, Allendale Co-operative Society Ltd; The Gannet Co. Inc.; the Sir James Knott Trust and West Allen Parish Council.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos; Dorothy Handcock; P. Thirkell; Janet Brown; Tony Harding; Robert Preston

Newcastle Daily Journal 02/03/1920 reports proposal to place a memorial plaque in the School

Research acknowledgements

P. Thirkell; Dorothy Handcock; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Rev. Roger Morris

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Plaque 1914-18 School (N26.01)

NINEBANKS, St. Mark's Church.

   Roll of Honour

   of Old Scholars who served in

   the Great War 1914-1918

   A. Armstrong           F. Parmley

   W. Armstrong           W. Reed

   F.R. Bell              J.C. Richardson

   G.V. Bell              J.C. Robson, M.M.

   B. Bell     W. Potts   G. Robson

   W. Charlton            W.H. Robson, M.M.

   W. Dixon               G.E. Short

   M.R. Hull              H. Short

   H. Keenlyside          N. Short

   S. Keenlyside        + R. Sowerby

   G.G. Lee               M. Summers

   T.D. Lee, M.M.         C. Taylor

   A. Liddell           + J.W. Teasdale

   J. Liddell             T.W. Teasdale

   H.M. Martin            J. Watson

   J.C. Martin            J. Watson

   M. Martin              W.H. Wilkinson

   W. Nattrass            J.M. Whitfield

   W.L. Hetherington    + killed.

NamesN26.01

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