Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Police
Reference
S140.061
Place
SUNDERLAND
Map ref
4057
Original Location
In Central Police Station. In Police Court Buildings.
Present Location
Moved to Sunderland Police Central HQ after 1974.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 22nd September 1921 by the Mayor, Cllr. W. Raine; dedicated by Bishop of Durham, Dr. Hensley Henson.
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 2 inches high x 2 feet wide mounted on a pattress 3 feet 3 inches high x 2 feet 2 inches wide with rounded corners. There is a border pattern of swirling stems and leaves culminating in a fan shape in each corner.
At centre top is a ribbon bearing the name of the force, with a crown between two crossed standards below.
The names of those who died are in a bordered rectangle in the middle, the names in three columns. The names of those who served are in four columns divided by vertical lines.
Most of the lettering is in sans serif capitals with some red initials.
At centre top is a ribbon bearing the name of the force, with a crown between two crossed standards below.
The names of those who died are in a bordered rectangle in the middle, the names in three columns. The names of those who served are in four columns divided by vertical lines.
Most of the lettering is in sans serif capitals with some red initials.
Materials used
Brass on oak pattress.
Inscription
Sunderland Borough Police.
This tablet / is erected by members of the above force / to perpetuate the memory of their comrades / who made the supreme sacrifice / and in honour of those who served their / King and Country / in the Great War 1914-1919.
This tablet / is erected by members of the above force / to perpetuate the memory of their comrades / who made the supreme sacrifice / and in honour of those who served their / King and Country / in the Great War 1914-1919.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Cowell and Gatiss, Sunderland.
Notes
1. Originally the plaque had been inserted into a carved oak frame of classical design with carved pillars at the sides. The dome at the top contained a badge set on a ribbon.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: C. Sanders
Sunderland Echo 23/09/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Illustrated Chronicle 23/09/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 20/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling.
North Mail 24/11/1920 briefly reports proposals.
Shields Daily News 20/08/1921
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 23/09/1921 reports unveiling.
Sunderland Echo 23/09/1921 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)
Illustrated Chronicle 23/09/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 20/08/1921 reports proposed unveiling.
North Mail 24/11/1920 briefly reports proposals.
Shields Daily News 20/08/1921
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 23/09/1921 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Fitzhugh Collection, Middleton in Teesdale
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Police (S140.061)
SUNDERLAND In Central Police Station
Sunderland Borough Police.
This tablet
is erected by members of the above force
to perpetuate the memory of their comrades
who made the supreme sacrifice
and in honour of those who served their
King and Country
in the Great War 1914-1919.
Bousfield William Ed. Douglas John McLagan, Allan Hedley
Bromwich, James Ed Gannon, James William Nelson, John Rae
Burge, Harry Harrison, Thomas Ellis Spoors,Thomas William
Calvert, George Jackson, Edward Tindall, John
Cragg, Thomas Grange Meldrum, Thomas Wood, Andrew Robert
Allen, Walter L. Dixon, Edgar Kilduff, William Roberts, Hudson C
Armstrong, Richard Dockerty, Peter Maguire, James Roffe, Harry
Atterby John Dodd, Isaac Malone, Robert Scaife, Robert
Barron, Thomas S. Farrer, Henry Martin, William Scott, William
Bell, William A. Gannon, Joseph E. Matthews, John Semple, Enoch
Bevan, Thomas C. Graham, James Medd, Sydney Shepherd, William
Binding, John Wm. Heatlie, John Wm. Murray, James A. Shiels, George H.
Cass, William H. Hill, James McClain, William Smith, Charles H.
Chape, William Hird, Albert McCulley, Robert W. Spratt, John
Chrisp, James D. Holding, Albert McDonald, Alexander Stamp, William
Cockburn, Arthur W. Howes, Robert E. McManus, Thomas Swan, John
Conway, Hugh Hownam, Joseph O'Brien, Mark Taylor William
Copeland, Percival Hutchinson, James Overend, William Torley, Joseph H.
Coppin, John G. Jackson, William A. Patterson, John R. Walton, Robert
Coulson, Percy N. Johnson, Albert J. Phillips, John R. Waterstreet, Chris
Cowie, Peter A. Johnson, Thomas T. Pickering, Stanley Watson Percy
Currie, Alfred Judge, Edward B. Ramsay, Alfred Wilkinson, William
Names S140.61
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