Memorial

Civic Centre and Plaque 1939-45

Gosforth

Memorial Name: Civic Centre and Plaque 1939-45 (G9.17)

NEWMP Ref No.: G9.17

Parish: Gosforth

Original Location:

New Civic Hall, Regent Farm Road.

On right hand wall of vestibule.

Present Location:

Gosforth Library and Learning Centre, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, NE3 3HD.

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Dedicated 6th November 1949;
rededicated November 13th 2012 in new location in Library

Materials Used:

?Teak

Who Commissioned:

Gosforth Urban District Council

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription

Inscription:

To the glory of God
and in memory of the
men & women of Gosforth
who gave their lives in
the Second World War
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Civic Hall (demolished)

Plaque 54 inches high x 30 inches wide (137cms x76cms).

Names are arranged in two columns, having been painted in white paint, using Roman upper case lettering.

The plaque is set in a wood glass-fronted frame.

Names:

117 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. “When the last war had ended the Council decided to ask those who returned from HM Forces and the Merchant Navy, and the relatives of those who unfortunately did not, the form in which they would like a memorial to take. The greater number of votes was for a hall and on a site adjoining the Central Park to the west of the Memorial stone a Hall, erected with public subscription, was dedicated on Remembrance Sunday, 6th November 1949, a memorial to those who gave their lives in the Second World War. Their names are recorded on a plaque at the entrance.” (Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953;)

2. “..The Shopping Precinct was built on the site of the Central Hall and Gosforth Civic Hall was erected behind Lansdowne Crescent, near the junction of the Great North Road and Regent Road. In the entrance is a plaque containing a list of those from Gosforth who died in the service of their country…” (Quotation from Booklet cited below)

Sources:

Photo: Tony Harding

The Journal
21/11/2012 reports rededication

Booklet published by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953;

Tyne and Wear Archives
UD.GO/22 Gosforth UDC War Memorial Minutes 1918-1927

 

Research Acknowledgements:

Lily Bailey;
Gosforth LHS;
Philip Thirkell;
James Pasby;
Tony Harding

Research In Progress:

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Names Documents:

GOSFORTH, Civic Centre.

 

  To the glory of God

  and in memory of the

  men and women of Gosforth

  who gave their lives in

  the Second World War

  1939-1945

 

  Ainsborough, A.          Laidlow, R.G.

  Allen, W.P.              Lambert, G.

  Anderson, R.A.           Landreth, C.B.

  Ashurst, T.E.            Larcombe, L.I.

  Auzeas, M.J.             Laverick, J.C.

  Bell, J.B.T.             Layton, D.

  Bell, J.T.               Logan, T.R.

  Bell, N.                 Luke, J.E.

  Bell, R.S.               Malone, S.

  Black, N.                March, J.G.

  Blackbourn, G.R.P.       Martin, A.

  Boswell, D.G.            Mason, J.

  Buckley, C.C.            Maxwell, K.

  Burton, A.K.             Maxwell, L.A.

  Carey, D.T.K.            McDonald, P.A.

  Charlton, R.E.           McGregor, R.

  Clapperton, H.P.         McKeown, J.T.

  Clough, F.               Mearis, E.

  Coxon, W.H.              Millar, J.

  Craggs, R.G.             Minikin, C.W.

  Crozier, M.              Mole, W.

  Davison, G.              Moore, T.

  Dean, W.E.M.             Nichol, J.

  Diemer, A.C.             Nicholson, N.

  Dillon, H.               O’Dowd, K.P.

  Duncan, G.               Oliver, G.D.

  Emery, R.A.              Oliver, T.G.

  Evans, H.                Ord, J.

  Floyd, M.B.              Parker, K.G.

  Forster, J.H.            Phain, M.

  Gilberg, F.N.            Place, G.F.

  Gill, H.                 Polwarth, J.

  Goodban, J.              Ricalton, A.L.

  Gray, G.                 Richardson, J.R.

  Gray, W.H.               Robson, E.

  Green, R.                Rogerson, A.

  Hackett, E.T.            Ross, A.

  Hall, H.                 Sheehan, T.G.H.

  Hall, S.S.               Smith, D.F.

  Hallam, J.N.             Smith, H.S.

  Hamilton, I.             Souter, I.B.

  Heald, D.L.              Spence, E.P.

  Hedley, T.M.             Steedman, W.K.

  Henderson, J.            Sydenham, F.

  Henderson, J.G.          Tate, G.R.

  Henderson, R.            Taylor, W.G.

  Henderson, W.            Thompson, W.

  Heppinstall, G.M.        Tidy, G.K.

  Hindmarsh, B.H.          Urwin, G.M.

  Holmes, E.               Vipond, T.E.

  Hopps, J.R.              Weightman, E.

  Humphries, W.            Wharrier, J.M.

  Irwin, J.G.              Wilkie, A.

  Jacobson, J.K.           Wilson, D.

  Jameson, J.A.R.          Wilson, D.A.

  Johnson, G.W.            Wilson, G.E.

  Joss, R.F.               Wilson, P.E.

  Kirby, T.R. (Senior)     Wood, K.S.

  Kirby, T.R. (Junior)     Young, F.

NamesG9.17

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