Memorial Details
Memorial
Grounds and Plaque 1939-45 Percy Park Rugby Football Club
Reference
N34.44
Place
NORTH SHIELDS
Map ref
NZ 355692
Original Location
Percy Park Rugby Football Club, Preston Avenue. Upper plaque of two.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Plaque dedicated on 2nd April 1949 by Rev. H.P. Chappell, Vicar of Christ Church.
Memorial Description
Grounds.
Plaque with dome at centre top, on wood pattress which echoes its shape. There is a plain raised edge. At centre top is the Percy lion. The names are listed in three columns. The lettering is in raised copperplate upper and lower case
Plaque with dome at centre top, on wood pattress which echoes its shape. There is a plain raised edge. At centre top is the Percy lion. The names are listed in three columns. The lettering is in raised copperplate upper and lower case
Materials used
Bronze plaque
Inscription
Percy Park Rugby Football Club / Roll of Honour / In memory of the members of this Club / who gave their lives in / the Second World War 1939-1945.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
E.H. Thew & Son, Team Valley, Gateshead on Tyne.
Notes
1. “After the Second World War the purchase of the ground was chosen as the war memorial and a limited liability company, Percy Park Memorial ground Ltd., was set-up. Following the purchase of the ground a memorial plaque was dedicated on 2nd April 1949 by Rev. H.P. Chappell, Vicar of Christ Church”.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: R.W. Gould
Percy Park Rugby Football Club: a history 1872-1972 Anon; North Shields, Percy Park RFC, 1972.
Percy Park Rugby Football Club: a history 1872-1972 Anon; North Shields, Percy Park RFC, 1972.
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
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Grounds and Plaque 1939-45 Percy Park Rugby Football Club (N34.44)
NORTH SHIELDS, Percy Park Rugby Football Club.
Percy Park Rugby Football Club
- Roll of Honour -
In memory of the members of this Club
who gave their lives in
the Second World War 1939-1945
K. Angus D. Goulden J.S. Lunn
W.N. Browne T. Goulden R.W. McCoy
C.E.P. Coupland R.H.L. Graham R.B. Phillips
A. Downie M.M. Irving H.N. Taylor
J. Frith J.M. Johnson J.B.A. Turnbull
H.L. Glendinning W. Jordan N. Wilson.
NamesN34.44
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