Memorial Details
Memorial
Painting Riddell 1915 St. Nicholas
Reference
NUT071
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 250640
Original Location
Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas Square, St. Nicholas Street / Mosley Street. North aisle.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 3rd September 1922 by Brigadier-General the Hon. Charles Lambton. Dedicated by Canon Newsom, Vicar of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Oil painting 500cm high x 100cm wide of St. George and the Dragon by Louis Raemakers. St. George has his foot on the dragon, in the distance is the ruined tower of Ypres Cloth Hall.
Beneath this is a stone plaque 80cm high x 110cm wide bearing the dedication, on which the lettering is incised using serif upper and lower case lettering.
Beneath this is a stone plaque 80cm high x 110cm wide bearing the dedication, on which the lettering is incised using serif upper and lower case lettering.
Materials used
Oil painting, grey Northumbrian stone plaque.
Inscription
To the memory of
James Foster Riddell Brigadier General
who throughout his life upheld
and in his death maintained
the glorious traditions of the Regiment.
Gazetted in the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers 1880
Commanded successively the 3rd & 2nd Battalions 1904-1908
Northumberland Infantry Brigade 1911-1915
killed in action April 26th 1915 leading his Brigade
in the attack on St.Julien in the Ypres Salient.
Names
See above
Who commissioned
Mrs. M. Riddell of Lesbury House, his widow
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Belgian artist, Louis Raemoekers.
Notes
1. The dedication ceremony included contingents from the Fusiliers depot. The Guard of Honour was made up of men from 5th N.F.
2. St. George appears on the flag of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
3. See Every Name a Story entry
2. St. George appears on the flag of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
3. See Every Name a Story entry
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: P. Thirkell; J. Brown
Shields Daily News 13/04/1922 reports that a faculty had been applied for
Alnwick & County Gazette 15/04/1922 reports faculty applied for and proposed unveiling; 12/08/1922 reports proposed unveiling (NRO)
Illustrated Chronicle 13/04/1922 reports application for a faculty; 02/09/1922 reports proposed unveiling
Northern Echo 02/09/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/04/1922 reports application for a faculty; 09/09/1922 reports unveiling
St.George’s Gazette Vol. XL (1922) 30th September reports on the unveiling on pages 139-140, 141, 144; 31st October page 165 carries a photo of memorial.
de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18, part one, page 305 contains the obituary in Note 3 above.
South Shields Gazette 04/09/1922 reports unveiling.
A Short Guide to the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne Hugh Robert Clelland, 1972.
Shields Daily News 13/04/1922 reports that a faculty had been applied for
Alnwick & County Gazette 15/04/1922 reports faculty applied for and proposed unveiling; 12/08/1922 reports proposed unveiling (NRO)
Illustrated Chronicle 13/04/1922 reports application for a faculty; 02/09/1922 reports proposed unveiling
Northern Echo 02/09/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/04/1922 reports application for a faculty; 09/09/1922 reports unveiling
St.George’s Gazette Vol. XL (1922) 30th September reports on the unveiling on pages 139-140, 141, 144; 31st October page 165 carries a photo of memorial.
de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18, part one, page 305 contains the obituary in Note 3 above.
South Shields Gazette 04/09/1922 reports unveiling.
A Short Guide to the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne Hugh Robert Clelland, 1972.
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Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; P. Thirkell; J. Brown; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; Patrick Easen; Michael Mulhern
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