Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1939-45 Police HQ
Reference
P12.02
Place
PONTELAND
Map ref
NZ 163726
Original Location
On lawn in front of Police Headquarters at the Kylins, Morpeth.
Northumberland Police Headquarters, on green outside Chief Constable's office.
Present Location
Northumbria Police Force HQ. Middle Engine Lane, Wallsend, NE28 9NT.
Which war
1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th September 1948 by Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bart., Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland. Dedicated by Canon F. Baker, Rector of Morpeth.
Memorial Description
Rough granite block. On the front, a panel has been smoothed and polished to carry the inscription. At the top centre is featured the badge of the Northumberland County Constabulary, with the dates "1939" and "1945" on either side. The names are listed in a single column. All lettering is carved into the granite and painted gold, using Roman capitals.
Materials used
Granite from Midgeholme Quarry, on the Cumbrian/Northumberland Border.
Inscription
To the memory of the fallen.
Names
Present condition
Excellent
Notes
Removed to Ponteland location when the HQ was moved from Morpeth in 1970s. Taken to Wallsend in 2015.
The Ponteland Cottage Homes were opened in 1903 to take workhouse children from the Newcastle Workhouse. They closed in 1960.
The premises were used as a Teacher Training College until they left.
The buildings became the HQ of Northumbria Police. In 2015 they have built themselves another HQ and have moved out, but not entirely, and the site has been sold for housing.
The Ponteland Cottage Homes were opened in 1903 to take workhouse children from the Newcastle Workhouse. They closed in 1960.
The premises were used as a Teacher Training College until they left.
The buildings became the HQ of Northumbria Police. In 2015 they have built themselves another HQ and have moved out, but not entirely, and the site has been sold for housing.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Morpeth Antiquarian Society copies of photographs of the 1948 unveiling ceremony at Morpeth.
Morpeth Herald 20/09/1948 reports unveiling, with photograph.
Morpeth Antiquarian Society copies of photographs of the 1948 unveiling ceremony at Morpeth.
Morpeth Herald 20/09/1948 reports unveiling, with photograph.
Research acknowledgements
George and Janet Brown; Morpeth Antiquarian Society; Muriel Sobo; Mike Mullen, Northumbria Police
Research In Progress
John Grainger has researched the names on this memorial and would be pleased to hear from anyone with stories, photographs or memorabilia.
Contact:- monreith@aol.com
Plaque 1939-45 Police HQ (P12.02)
PONTELAND, Northumbria Police Headquarters.
1939 1945
To the Memory of the Fallen
Flg. Officer John W. Bewick R.A.F.
Sergeant Robert J. Cherrey C.Gds.
S. Constable Charles Gilbert N.C.C.
Flg. Officer Ernest Hall R.A.F.
S. Constable Oliver Hudson N.C.C.
O.S. Richard Liddle R.N.
Sub-Lieut. Tom J. Nelson R.N.V.R.
L.A.C. John L.W. Pearson R.A.F.
NamesP12.02
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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