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Plaque 1914-18 School

Reference

S47.07

Place

SPITTAL

Map ref

NU 005515

Original Location

Spittal Council School, Main Street, Spittal. In the hall.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 21st December 1920 by Col. W.B. Mackay, C.M.G.

Memorial Description

Plaque 36 inches high x 18 inches wide (918 mm x 459 mm). There is a border of black dashes interspersed with two red dots at regular intervals, and three dots at the corners. The names are listed in two columns. Lettering is in Art Nouveau capitals.

Materials used

Brass

Inscription

Spittal Schools / 1914-1919
Our Honoured Dead

Names

34 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Engraved by Herbert Wauthier Osborne and Co.Ltd., London.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photo: Tony Harding

Northern Echo 22/12/1920 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly News 25/12/1920 briefly reports unveiling.

Links to Source Material :

Northern Echo 1920 12 22 Wed

Research acknowledgements

Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

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Plaque 1914-18 School (S47.07)

SPITTAL

   Spittal Schools

   1914-1919

   Our Honoured Dead

   M. Aitken       H. Morton

   M. Beveridge    A. Noble

   J.H. Boston     C. Noble

   R.C. Clements   G. Patterson

   M. Cockburn     P. Patterson

   W. Dumble       A. Piercy

   G. Elliott      T. Redpath

   J. Elliott      W. Robson

   J. Forsyth      J. Strassheim

   R. Forsyth      D. Sykes

   J. Havery       O. Sykes

   H. Heckles      J.H. Tate

   R. Hills        J. Tennant

   H. Huffam       G. Thompson

   R.H. Hunter     D. Wilson

   A. Makins       J. Wood

   H. Marston      J.J. Wood

NamesS47.07

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