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Plaque 1914-18 Town Hall

Reference

S140.062

Place

SUNDERLAND

Map ref

4056

Original Location

The main corridor near the South African War Memorial, Old Town Hall

Present Location

Moved to Civic Centre 1969/70

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 23rd October 1922 by the Mayor Coun. Walter Raine dedicated by Rev. J.T. Brown.

Memorial Description

Plaque 2 feet 4 inches high x 1 foot 8 inches wide. There is a very plain single line border. At the top is a wreath raised in half relief. Names are listed in two columns. Lettering is in elaborate capitals for the dedication, the rest is in Roman capitals.

Materials used

Brass mounted on oak

Inscription

To the glorious memory / of / (names) / who fell in the / Great War 1914-1918. / This tablet is erected by their / colleagues on the administrative / staff of the Sunderland Corporation /

Names

9 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Ownership and maintenance

Handed over to the Town Hall Committee following the unveiling.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Sunderland Echo 24/10/1922 reports unveiling. (Available on The British Newspaper Archive)

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 28/10/1922 reports unveiling.

External web link

Durham at War

Research acknowledgements

C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

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Plaque 1914-18 Town Hall (S140.062)

   To the glorious memory

of

   C. Archbold   +  J.W. Beattie

   E. Hindmarch  +  T.W. Hindmarch

   W.R. Carter   +  A.O. Purchas

   R.Gray        +  A.E. Senior    +  A. Rudd

   who fell in the

   Great War 1914-1918.

   This tablet is erected by their

   colleagues on the administrative

   staff of the Sunderland Corporation

NamesS140.062

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