Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Co-op Newgate Street
Reference
NUT153
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 245643
Original Location
Main Co-operative Office, 117 Newgate Street / St Andrew’s Street (formerly Darn Crook). In entrance to the arcade.
Present Location
In the foyer of the same building, now a Premier Inn.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Erected April 1922.
Rededicated 2016.
Rededicated 2016.
Memorial Description
Plaque 55 inches high x 60 inches wide overall, carved to look like an open book, with pages 38 inches high x 42 inches wide set in a pedimented frame. The names are in two columns on both pages under the heading of the department in which they worked, those from the 1914-18 war on the left hand page, those from 1939-45 on the right hand page. All writing is carved into the stone and painted black using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Stone
Inscription
At top of left hand page:
a. To the glory of God / and in honour / of the employees / of this Society / who gave their lives / in two World Wars / 1914-1918
At top of right hand page:
b. 1939-1945
a. To the glory of God / and in honour / of the employees / of this Society / who gave their lives / in two World Wars / 1914-1918
At top of right hand page:
b. 1939-1945
Names
Present condition
Restored.
Notes
1. For some time, the memorial was located in the Finance Dept., on the 2nd floor of the North Tower.
2. The Co-operative Store closed and the building took some years to be reconstructed as a Premier Inn. During the time of uncertainty, a watch was being kept by members of St.Andrew’s church, who were prepared to give the memorial a home if there was to be no place for it under the new occupation. They are to be congratulated on their concern for the welfare of the memorial. Likewise, the new owners are to be thanked for keeping the memorial in the building and having it on display.
3. The memorial was rededicated on Friday 26th February 2016 by Rev. Canon Glyn Evans, Vicar of St.Andrew’s Church. In attendance were former employees of the Co-op. Mrs. McKittrick, aged 104, whose husband’s name appears in the 1939-45 list also attended.. See Every Name A Story
2. The Co-operative Store closed and the building took some years to be reconstructed as a Premier Inn. During the time of uncertainty, a watch was being kept by members of St.Andrew’s church, who were prepared to give the memorial a home if there was to be no place for it under the new occupation. They are to be congratulated on their concern for the welfare of the memorial. Likewise, the new owners are to be thanked for keeping the memorial in the building and having it on display.
3. The memorial was rededicated on Friday 26th February 2016 by Rev. Canon Glyn Evans, Vicar of St.Andrew’s Church. In attendance were former employees of the Co-op. Mrs. McKittrick, aged 104, whose husband’s name appears in the 1939-45 list also attended.. See Every Name A Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Elspeth Gould; James Pasby; photos taken at the rededication: Janet Brown
Northern Echo 22/04/1922 reports fixing of memorial.
The Chronicle 29/01/2016 reports the final stages of the reconstruction of the building. A gallery of photos has the memorial as Number 9. Follow the link below.
The Journal 29/02/2016 reports rededication in Premier Inn.
Northern Echo 22/04/1922 reports fixing of memorial.
The Chronicle 29/01/2016 reports the final stages of the reconstruction of the building. A gallery of photos has the memorial as Number 9. Follow the link below.
The Journal 29/02/2016 reports rededication in Premier Inn.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
Elspeth Gould; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall; David Sloan
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Co-op Newgate Street (NUT153)
Newcastle upon Tyne Main Co-operative Office, Newgate Street.
Left hand page
To the Glory of God
and in honour
of the employees
of this Society
who gave their lives
in two World Wars
1914-1918
Grocery Department
Clark A Clark J.
Gray J. Hardy D.
Hunter A. Jamieson D.
Jamieson W. Mosley L.A.
Shaw A. Shield H.J.
Whiting J. Young A.
Butchering Dept.
Bell, R.D. Charlton N.
Russell J.R. Smithson J.E.
Temperley W. Weightman N.
Wood R.T.
Dairy Dept.
Laws G. Mossman A.
Ridley G.W. Wood A.
Boot Repairing Dept.
Dawson H. Heatley J.
Soulsby J.
Drapery Dept.
Hogg G. Russell J.
Engineers Dept.
Gray J.G. Trotter J.S.
General Office
Forster J.J. Young A.S.
Traffic Dept.
Burns T. Taylor W.
Boot & Shoe Dept.
Middleton J.J.
Cafe Dept.
Sinclair A.
Readymades Dept.
Watson F.
Tailoring Dept.
Gordon T.A.
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Right hand page
1939-1945
Grocery dept.
Bell J.B. Black N.
Bouas J. Brannigan T.
Butt J. Carr T.E.
Coxon L. Dodgson D.J.
Elder R.W. Feeney E.V.
Forster J.H. Forsyth E.
Gill J.S. Hann J.
Henderson R. Hudspith N.
Jameson B.B. Johnstone W.
Lawson G.H. Little G.
McKittrick W. Mole W.
Morris J. Percy J.A.
Pitts J. Primrose J.C.
Redhead J. Robson T.W.
Rogerson A. Smiles S.
Suffield T.J. Whittaker D.B.
Wilson J.
Dairy Dept.
Bough S. Chisholm R.
Dobson J. Elliott S.
Grant D.L. Griffiths R.
Holmes E. Poppleton H.
Ridley A. Robson G.
Rose R. Rowley J.
Smith W.
Traffic Dept.
Ashurst T.E. Gray N.
Norris K. Ross J.H.
Shillinglaw R. Thompson T.
Webster G.W.
General Office
Allen W.B. Heppell G.
McGregor J.S. Pouton S.
Thompson R.
Coal Dept.
Anderson C.W. Cutler W.
McGuinness A. Reed D.
Butchering Dept.
Bolton W.E. Howey T.
Turner J.
Furnishing Dept.
Henderson N. Storey J.
Bakery Dept.
Henderson W.
Boot & Shoe Dept.
Anderson J.
Drapery Dept.
Parker K.
Engineers Dept.
Bell W.
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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