Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Sunderland Forge
Reference
W2.16
Place
WALKER on TYNE (N'castle/Walker)
Original Location
N.I.M. Engineering, Wincomblee Road, Walker.
Which war
1914-18
Memorial Description
Plaque, 28 inches high x 24 inches wide. There is a wide border of Tudor rose and leaves, with the flowers enamelled red, culminating in squares in each corner. Names are listed in two columns divided by a vertical line. Lettering is in Roman capitals.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
In Honoured Memory of / the Employees of / The Sunderland Forge & Engineering Co. / who made the supreme sacrifice / in the Great War 1914-1919
Names
Present condition
Good
Notes
1 . This was found recently in the basement of a building.
2 . It had been reported to us as being outside, protected under perspex and considered to be “at risk”.
3. Was there more than one? Was there a duplicate placed in other premises?
2 . It had been reported to us as being outside, protected under perspex and considered to be “at risk”.
3. Was there more than one? Was there a duplicate placed in other premises?
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: John Stelling; Dorothy Hall
Research acknowledgements
John Stelling; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Sunderland Forge (W2.16)
WALKER N.I.M.Engineering,
In Honoured Memory of
the Employees of
The Sunderland Forge & Engineering Co
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Great War 1914-1919
Anderson, J. Pattison, G.W.
Anderson, W. Potts, W.
Bramley, D. Robley, G.
Chatterton, T.H.J. Savory, H.
Edmundson T. Smith, A.
Fuller, G. Smith, R.
Gordon, E.L. Smith R.M.
Heel, N. Taylor, A.
Hines, A. Thompson, J.E.
Horrocks, A. Waiter, G.B.
Mellintin, C. Young, E.
NamesW2.16
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Parish Notes
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