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Plaque 1939-45 Post Office

Reference

S140.026

Place

SUNDERLAND

Map ref

4056

Original Location

Sunderland Head Post Office, West Sunniside

Present Location

Later moved to Bridges Shopping Centre and then c.2006 to Fawcett Street, where the memorials are still on view.

Which war

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

12/10/1950 dedicated by Rev. R. Stanley Troop Rector of Sunderland, unveiled by Mr C.H. Michael Sunderland Head Postmaster.

Memorial Description

Plaque 12 inches high x 24 inches wide set in a wood frame 4 inches wide below S140.25. There is a patterned border of string design culminating in a roundel in each corner containing the cipher of King George. The names are listed in three columns. Lettering is in sans serif.

Materials used

Brass in wood frame

Inscription

To the Glory of God / and in honoured memory of / (names) / who made the supreme sacrifice in the Second World War / 1939-1945 / and in gratitude for the lives spared.

Names

10 surnames and initials of those who died.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Cowell and Gatiss, Sunderland

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; David Sloan

Sunderland Echo 27/11/1950 reports unveiling on 10th December; 11/12/1950 has photo of plaque unveiled yesterday. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Alan Vickers

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1939-45 Post Office (S140.026)

   To the Glory of God

   and in honoured memory of

   A. Anderson    T.W. Home     A. Sayers

   G. Forster     J. Johnson    R. Telford

   F. Gurr        J.P. Renton   G. Thornton

                  S. Richardson

   who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the Second World War

   1939-1945 and in gratitude for the Lives spared.

NamesS140.026

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