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Plaque 1914-18 Palatine Lodge

Reference

S140.057

Place

SUNDERLAND

Original Location

Masonic Hall Toward Road (Park Terrace) (Now at Beamish Museum)

Present Location

Wearside Masonic Temple, Burdon Road

Which war

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

September 13th 1923 unveiled by The Provincial Grand Master R.W. Bro. The Right Honourable The Lord Ravensworth, D.L. P.G.W. The address was given by Prov. Grand Chaplain Bro. Rev. G.E. Walters.

Memorial Description

Plaque. At centre top of the border is a wreath in half relief with cords swirling along the top and down the sides. The border is also edged with a double line gilded border. Inside the wreath are the dates 1914-1918.
The central plaque bears the names in a single column, the lettering in gilded Roman capitals.
Fixed to the bottom frame is a small brass plate for 1939-45.

Materials used

Dark oak frame, green granite panel.

Inscription

a. Palatine Lodge No.97 / Ever remembering / (Names) / Members of the / above lodge who / died for their country / in the Great War.
b. 1939-1945

Names

a. 5 full names.
b. 1 full name.
See transcript.

Notes

1. The Burdon Road building was sold in 2006 but the Masons continue to use this part of the building.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; R. Riddell; James Pasby

Sunderland Echo 24/08/1923 reports forth coming unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Roland Riddell; Dorothy Hall; Alan Vickers

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Plaque 1914-18 Palatine Lodge (S140.057)

   Palatine Lodge No.97

   Ever remembering

   Joseph Cowey

   Joseph Hall

   Charley Sayers

   Swinton Stoddart

   John Joseph Tuck

   Members of the

   above lodge who

   died for their country

   in the Great War.

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On brass plate at bottom

   1939-1945

   John Carr

NamesS140.057

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