Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque Parish 1914-18 St. Luke
Reference
S108.01
Place
SPITAL TONGUES
Map ref
NZ 250 640
Original Location
St. Luke's Church, Claremont Road.
Present Location
Formerly on the outside wall, and removed to the inner porch.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th October 1921 by Major D.L. Brereton, D.S.O.; dedicated by the Archdeacon of Northumberland, the Ven. C.E. Blackett-Ord. Re-erected 1990.
Memorial Description
Plaque 3 feet 9 inches high x 2 feet wide. At the top is a laurel wreath enclosing a cross. There is a plain raised edge. The names are listed in two columns in raised Roman capitals for the names. The dedication is an elaborate lettering.
Materials used
Bronze
Inscription
To the glory of God / and in memory of the men / of this Parish who / gave up their lives / in the Great War 1914-1918.
Names
Cost
Under £200
Present condition
On re-erection, it was decided not to clean it, but to leave it as it was, since it would detract from its value as a monument. It makes it difficult to read.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. Thomas Curry, Hanover Square, Newcastle.
Designed by Messrs. Graham & Hill, 6 Eldon Square, Newcastle, Architects.
Designed by Messrs. Graham & Hill, 6 Eldon Square, Newcastle, Architects.
Notes
1. "Three years ago, on the evening of St. Luke's Day (October 18th 1989), the bronze tablet recording the names of the men from the parish of Spital Tongues who had been killed during the Great War was forcibly wrenched from the War Memorial erected in 1921. A few days later, it was discovered by road maintenance men in the undergrowth alongside the Radial Road nearby. It had been so badly damaged and was in a very fragile state, and so, after repairs had been carried out, it was re-mounted and placed in the church porch in time for St. Luke's Day, 1990". (From the Order of Service of Dedication of the new War Memorial - see S108.03)
2. Frank Nixon is 16497 Frances Nixon, Private, 8th Batt., East Yorks.Regt. Died of wounds 26/09/1915
3. “The memorial, built in red brick with stone dressing, takes the form of a buttressed and recessed arch which relieves the expanse of plain brickwork at the east end of the Early English Church. A massive but neat bronze plate inscribed with the names of the fallen has been designed to fit into the recess of the arch. A stone table or sill at the base of this plate has been designed to take tokens of respect in the form of wreaths, etc.” Illustrated Chronicle
2. Frank Nixon is 16497 Frances Nixon, Private, 8th Batt., East Yorks.Regt. Died of wounds 26/09/1915
3. “The memorial, built in red brick with stone dressing, takes the form of a buttressed and recessed arch which relieves the expanse of plain brickwork at the east end of the Early English Church. A massive but neat bronze plate inscribed with the names of the fallen has been designed to fit into the recess of the arch. A stone table or sill at the base of this plate has been designed to take tokens of respect in the form of wreaths, etc.” Illustrated Chronicle
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Janet Brown; Spital Tongues Local History Society
Illustrated Chronicle 15/10/1921 has drawing of memorial to be unveiled later today; 17/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Evening Chronicle 02/11/1992 reports dedication of restored tablets
Tyne & Wear Archives Ward and Oakley Plans Ref. DTW08 301
Illustrated Chronicle 15/10/1921 has drawing of memorial to be unveiled later today; 17/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/10/1921 reports unveiling.
Evening Chronicle 02/11/1992 reports dedication of restored tablets
Tyne & Wear Archives Ward and Oakley Plans Ref. DTW08 301
Research acknowledgements
The late Mr. Maughan (Spital Tongues L.H.S.); A. Greaves; Janet Brown; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby
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Plaque Parish 1914-18 St. Luke (S108.01)
SPITAL TONGUES, St. Luke's Church.
To the glory of God
and in memory of the
men of this parish
who gave up their
lives in the Great
War AD 1914-1918
Alexander Benjamin Disraeli Maughan Septimus William
Alexander Reginald John Metcalf Norman Oliver
Angus Joseph Butt Morton William
Angus Donald Murray Cecil
Armitage William Murton George Robert
Armstrong Edward Nicholson Henry Percival
Barrass Thomas Nixon Frank
Boag Michael Palmer Andrew
Burns Alfred Pearson Frederick John
Chambers John Alfred Proctor Joseph Thornton
Charlton Thomas Thompson Raggett Bertram Robert
Conner Francis John Robson Edgar
Cook Arthur Robson Robert
Craggs John Henry Robson Matthew
Craig James Rowell Robert
Curran Joseph Rowlands William
Davidson Edwin Scott Ruxton Wm. Stewart Mitchell
Davidson Thomas Ryles Joseph Elliott
Dodds Thomas Snowden George Carr Barker
Donkin Thomas Spark William
Embleton Fred. Stamp Arthur
Fairless George Stewart Herbert
Fryer James Whaley Telford Edward
Gordon Charles Temple Henry
Haddon Charles Thompson Edward
Harris Frederick Thompson Frederick Charles
Havery Ralph Thompson Richard
Hawkins George Timms John
Hedley Henry James Torbett Edward
Hetherington John Robert Uren George
Hope James Vasey John
Humphreys Hubert Waddington George Thomas
Larkman Alfred Warnes William John
Lawrence Joshua Watson George
McIntosh William White Reuben
McKenna Edward Wilcox Samuel
Marsay Henry Salt Williams John
Marshall John Wright Edmund
Martin Thomas Utterson Wrightson Norman
Maughan John James
NamesS108.01
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