Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Co-op Newgate Street

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Co-op Newgate Street (NUT153)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT153

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

Main Co-operative Office, 117 Newgate Street / St Andrew’s Street (formerly Darn Crook).

In entrance to the arcade.

Present Location:

In the foyer of the same building, now a Premier Inn.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Erected April 1922.
Rededicated 2016.

Materials Used:

Stone

Inscription:

At top of left hand page:
To the glory of God
and in honour
of the employees
of this Society
who gave their lives
in two World Wars
1914-1918

At top of right hand page:
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Plaque 55 inches high x 60 inches wide (140cms x 152cms) overall.

This has been carved to look like an open book resting on a frame.

The pages are 38 inches high x 42 inches wide (38cms x 107cms).

The names are in two columns on both pages under the heading of the department in which they worked, those from the 1914-18 war on the left hand page, those from 1939-45 on the right hand page.

All writing is carved into the stone and painted black using sans serif capitals throughout.

Names:

a. 38 names and departments of work
b. 71 names and departments of work.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. For some time, the memorial was located in the Finance Dept., on the 2nd floor of the North Tower.

2. The Co-operative Store closed and the building took some years to be reconstructed as a Premier Inn. During the time of uncertainty, a watch was being kept by members of St.Andrew’s church, who were prepared to give the memorial a home if there was to be no place for it under the new occupation. They are to be congratulated on their concern for the welfare of the memorial. Likewise, the new owners are to be thanked for keeping the memorial in the building and having it on display.

3. The memorial was rededicated on Friday 26th February 2016 by Rev. Canon Glyn Evans, Vicar of St. Andrew’s Church. In attendance were former employees of the Co-op. Mrs. McKittrick, aged 104, whose husband’s name appears in the 1939-45 list also attended. See his Every Name A Story entry

External Links:

Chronicle 29/01/2016

Sources:

Photos: Elspeth Gould; James Pasby; photos taken at the rededication: Janet Brown

Northern Echo
22/04/1922 reports fixing of memorial.

The Chronicle
29/01/2016 reports the final stages of the reconstruction of the building. A gallery of photos has the memorial as Number 9. Follow the link below.

The Journal
29/02/2016 reports rededication in Premier Inn.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 04 22 Sat -1922

Additional Research Documents

NUT153 Rededication photos

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NUT153 Rededication Unveiling Programme

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Research Acknowledgements:

Elspeth Gould;
Janet Brown;
Tony Harding;
Dorothy Hall;
David Sloan

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Names Documents:

Newcastle upon Tyne Main Co-operative Office, Newgate Street.

Left hand page

To the Glory of God

and in honour

of the employees

of this Society

who gave their lives

in two World Wars

1914-1918

Grocery Department

Clark A Clark J.

Gray J. Hardy D.

Hunter A. Jamieson D.

Jamieson W. Mosley L.A.

Shaw A. Shield H.J.

Whiting J. Young A.

Butchering Dept.

Bell, R.D. Charlton N.

Russell J.R. Smithson J.E.

Temperley W. Weightman N.

Wood R.T.

Dairy Dept.

Laws G. Mossman A.

Ridley G.W. Wood A.

Boot Repairing Dept.

Dawson H. Heatley J.

Soulsby J.

Drapery Dept.

Hogg G. Russell J.

Engineers Dept.

Gray J.G. Trotter J.S.

General Office

Forster J.J. Young A.S.

Traffic Dept.

Burns T. Taylor W.

Boot & Shoe Dept.

Middleton J.J.

Cafe Dept.

Sinclair A.

Readymades Dept.

Watson F.

Tailoring Dept.

Gordon T.A.

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Right hand page

1939-1945

Grocery dept.

Bell J.B. Black N.

Bouas J. Brannigan T.

Butt J. Carr T.E.

Coxon L. Dodgson D.J.

Elder R.W. Feeney E.V.

Forster J.H. Forsyth E.

Gill J.S. Hann J.

Henderson R. Hudspith N.

Jameson B.B. Johnstone W.

Lawson G.H. Little G.

McKittrick W. Mole W.

Morris J. Percy J.A.

Pitts J. Primrose J.C.

Redhead J. Robson T.W.

Rogerson A. Smiles S.

Suffield T.J. Whittaker D.B.

Wilson J.

Dairy Dept.

Bough S. Chisholm R.

Dobson J. Elliott S.

Grant D.L. Griffiths R.

Holmes E. Poppleton H.

Ridley A. Robson G.

Rose R. Rowley J.

Smith W.

Traffic Dept.

Ashurst T.E. Gray N.

Norris K. Ross J.H.

Shillinglaw R. Thompson T.

Webster G.W.

General Office

Allen W.B. Heppell G.

McGregor J.S. Pouton S.

Thompson R.

Coal Dept.

Anderson C.W. Cutler W.

McGuinness A. Reed D.

Butchering Dept.

Bolton W.E. Howey T.

Turner J.

Furnishing Dept.

Henderson N. Storey J.

Bakery Dept.

Henderson W.

Boot & Shoe Dept.

Anderson J.

Drapery Dept.

Parker K.

Engineers Dept.

Bell W.

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