Memorial Details
Memorial
Memorial 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside
Reference
S88.01
Place
SEATON BURN
Map ref
NZ 239737
Original Location
Bridge Street
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled July 1922 by R.S. Barrett, agent to Seaton Burn Coal Co. Dedicated by Rev. J.H. Mawson.
Memorial Description
Monument, tall four-square with columns at the corners, total height 20 feet. At the top is a domed column surmounted by a cross. The whole is on a base of three steps and set in a railed enclosure. The columns and domes top are of red polished granite. The faces on which are the names are of red polished granite, two on each side, one above the other. Lettering is incised and gilded using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Red and grey granite
Inscription
a. In memory of the men / of Seaton Burn / and District / who fell / in the Great War / 1914-1918 /
b. also / 1939-1945
b. also / 1939-1945
Names
Cost
£980
How money was raised
Site donated by Seaton Burn Coal Co.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Emley and Sons, Newcastle on Tyne.
Notes
1. From Seaton Burn, 399 had joined up; 49 had died. 108 putters had also gone, of whom 20 had been killed,
2. A Welcome Home Fund had raised £758, £433 from colliery levies; £294 by public subscription. £118 had been paid out in death legacies; £311 hand been handed out of men on leave. The balance of £200 would go towards the memorial.
3. Incessant rain on the day of the unveiling resulting in curtailment of the outdoor events and moving indoors to the Co-operative Hall.
4. The railings were being maintained in October 2012 by Cadets of 861 (Wideopen) Air Training Corps. See links below.
2. A Welcome Home Fund had raised £758, £433 from colliery levies; £294 by public subscription. £118 had been paid out in death legacies; £311 hand been handed out of men on leave. The balance of £200 would go towards the memorial.
3. Incessant rain on the day of the unveiling resulting in curtailment of the outdoor events and moving indoors to the Co-operative Hall.
4. The railings were being maintained in October 2012 by Cadets of 861 (Wideopen) Air Training Corps. See links below.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Phil Thirkell
Illustrated Chronicle 10/07/1922 carries photos of the unveiling.
Northern Echo 10/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 03/01/1919 reports proposals; 03/01/1919 reports Welcome Home Fund business and decision to appoint a Committee; 10/01/1919 reports appointment of Committee; 03/06/1921 reports decisions; 14/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 10/07/1922 carries photos of the unveiling.
Northern Echo 10/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 15/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 03/01/1919 reports proposals; 03/01/1919 reports Welcome Home Fund business and decision to appoint a Committee; 10/01/1919 reports appointment of Committee; 03/06/1921 reports decisions; 14/07/1922 reports unveiling.
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
J. Brown; Phil. Thirkell; Syd. Wilson; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Memorial 1914-18 1939-45 Roadside (S88.01)
SEATON BURN, roadside.
Front : Side 1 :
T.W. Appleby C.S. Daverson
G. Appleby S. Francis
W. Arrel J. Gates
J. Bacon T. Gates
J. Brown A. Gardner
H. Brown J. Gibson
J.S. Calvert W.D. Gardner
T.S. Calvert J. Higgins
J. Callaghan J. Hudspeth
I. Cardwell J. Kinghorn
J. Coates T. Kelly
T. Cripps J. Lynch
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Front lower panel Side one lower panel
(1939-45)
In memory of the men W.T. Adamson
of Seaton Burn A. Appleby
and District C. Atchison
who fell J.G.M. Burn
in the Great War G.E. Carr
1914 - 1918 A. Clark
Also A.M. Dodds
1939 - 1945 J.G. Dunbar
R.J. Dunbar
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Back upper panel Side 2 upper panel
(1914-18) (1914-18)
J.W. Lowdon R. Slater
J. Maybery T. Smith
A. McAvoy F. Strassenburgh
J. McAllister T.E. Stephenson
J. Moody B. Thompson
J. Mitchell J. Tully
E. O'Neal J.R. Wheeler
J. Potts C. Wilson
T. Reed C. Woodward
T.P. Roberts W. Wrightson
R. Robson P. McAvoy
J. Russell
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Back lower panel Side 2 lower panel
(1939-45) (1939-45)
G. Gibson R. Mullen
J.E. Gibson H. Robinson
R. Hudson R. Slater
R.J. Humes R. Smith
W. Kelsey N. Straughan
I. Leighton J.C. Trobe
W.S. Llewelyn J. Tully
D. McMenzies V. Turnbull
J.T. White
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The names given for 1914-18 in the Morpeth Herald 14/7/1922
are different in some respects:
T.W. Appleby, J.W. Lowdon,
G. Appleby, J. Mayberry,
W. Arrel, A. McAvot,
J. Bacon, P. McAvoy,
J. Brown, J. McAllister,
H. Brown, J. Moody,
J.S. Calvert, J. Mitchell,
T.S. Calvert, E. O’Neal,
J. Callaghan, J. Potts,
I. Cardwell, T. Reed,
J. Coates, T.P. Roberts,
T. Cripps, R. Robson,
C. Daverson, J. Russell,
S. Francis, R. Slater,
J. Gates, T. Smith,
A. Gardner, F. Strassenburg,
J. Gibson, T.E. Stephenson,
W.D. Gardner, B. Thompson,
J. Higgins, J. Tully,
J. Hudspith, J.R. Wheeler,
J. Kinghorn, G. Wilson,
T. Kelly, C. Woodward,
J. Lynch, W. Wrightson.
NamesS88.01
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