Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque N.E.R. Staff 1914-18 Accountants Staff
Reference
NUT010
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 244637
Original Location
Accountants Freight office, Forth Banks Newcastle, Neville Street, in the porchway.
Present Location
The Buffa Bear Nursery, in the vestibule, at the top of the stairs.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th November 1921 by Viscount Grey of Falloden; dedicated by Rev. A.E. Cornibeer, Vicar of St. John's.
Memorial Description
Plaque 4 feet high x 2 feet wide (1.21m x 608mm) set into marble frame. The plaque itself is rectangular, but it is crested with an oval badge of the NER set in foliage. On the central panel at the top is a ribbon raised in half relief, with a medallion at centre bearing St. George and the Dragon, and the words "Pro Deo" and "Pro Patria" on either side.
The same ribbon design is at the bottom, and bears the quotation in Gothic lettering.
The names are listed in two columns at the centre of the panel in raised Roman capitals, as are the details of the erection which is at the very bottom.
There is a shelf at the bottom on which rests NUT014.
The same ribbon design is at the bottom, and bears the quotation in Gothic lettering.
The names are listed in two columns at the centre of the panel in raised Roman capitals, as are the details of the erection which is at the very bottom.
There is a shelf at the bottom on which rests NUT014.
Materials used
Bronze in marble surround.
Inscription
N.E.R. / Pro Deo Pro Patria / In memory of our comrades / who gave their lives in / the cause of justice and right / in the Great War / 1914-1919.
"These laid the world away / Poured out the red sweet wine of youth / Gave up the years to be".
"These laid the world away / Poured out the red sweet wine of youth / Gave up the years to be".
Names
Who commissioned
Staff of Accountants Dept.
How money was raised
Staff of Accounts Dept. raised £250.
Present condition
Fair
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Mr. J.W. English, M.S.A., Corbridge, and the Bromsgrove Guild. Made by Messrs. Lowes of Durham
Ownership and maintenance
North Eastern Railway, was LNER now British Rail Subsidiaries.
Notes
1. From this office, there were 140 enlistments, from which 22 commissions were gained and 23 men died.
2. The Evening Chronicle 5/3/1984 carried a report on a proposal, not acted upon, to move NUT010 and NUT014 to a location beside the station’s Left Luggage Office. In a follow-up article, on 19/3/1984 p.6 it was reported that “fear of vandalism” was the reason for the change of mind.
3. Viscount Grey of Falloden was a Director of the North Eastern Railway. Other directors present at the unveiling were Mr. L.E. Smith C.B.E., and Mr. A. Scholefield.
2. The Evening Chronicle 5/3/1984 carried a report on a proposal, not acted upon, to move NUT010 and NUT014 to a location beside the station’s Left Luggage Office. In a follow-up article, on 19/3/1984 p.6 it was reported that “fear of vandalism” was the reason for the change of mind.
3. Viscount Grey of Falloden was a Director of the North Eastern Railway. Other directors present at the unveiling were Mr. L.E. Smith C.B.E., and Mr. A. Scholefield.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Capt. D. Armstrong
Shields Daily News 12/11/1921 reports the dedication ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 12/11/1921 carries photos of unveiling.
North Eastern Railway Magazine 1921.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling this afternoon; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Evening Chronicle 05/03/1984; 19/03/1984
Source of quotation:
“These laid the world away . . .” : 'For the Dead' Rupert Brook
Shields Daily News 12/11/1921 reports the dedication ceremony.
Illustrated Chronicle 12/11/1921 carries photos of unveiling.
North Eastern Railway Magazine 1921.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11/11/1921 reports proposed unveiling this afternoon; 12/11/1921 reports unveiling.
Evening Chronicle 05/03/1984; 19/03/1984
Source of quotation:
“These laid the world away . . .” : 'For the Dead' Rupert Brook
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; P. Thirkell; the late Capt. D. Armstrong; T. Harding; Dorothy Hall; Peter Hastie
Research In Progress
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Plaque N.E.R. Staff 1914-18 Accountants Staff (NUT010)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Central Station, British Transport Police office.
N.E.R.
Pro Deo Pro Patria
In memory of our comrades
who gave their lives in
the cause of justice and right
in the Great War
1914-1919.
Allison, R.S. Hoad, H.E.
Bywell, J.R.M. Kidson, T.P.
Clark, J.R. Mowbray, W.
Cotterill, G.E. Pearson, J.G.
Dodds, J.R. Reed, A.
Dunglinson, D. Richardson, J.
Ellison, J.S. Robinson, A.
Errington, G. Rutherford, W.C.
Fairless, R.L. Statters, H.
Fenwick, A.C. Walton, H.F.
Hetherington, W. Waugh, W.T.
Wilkinson, J.W.N.
"These laid the world away
Poured out the red sweet wine of youth
Gave up the years to be".
Erected by the Staff of the Accountants Department.
NamesNUT010
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