Memorial

Column 1914-18 1939-45 Gordon Terrace

Stakeford and Bomarsund

Memorial Name: Column 1914-18 1939-45 Gordon Terrace (S71.02)

NEWMP Ref No.: S71.02

Parish: Stakeford and Bomarsund

Original Location:

Gordon Street West. In the forecourt of the War Memorial Hall.

Which War:

a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

a. Unveiled 3/02/1923 by Sir Loftus Bates, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O.
Dedicated by Rev. R. Good, Vicar of Cambois.

b. Unveiled 9/10/1949 by Dr. H.S. Brown, President of the Stakeford Branch of the British Legion.
Dedicated by Rev T. Clough

Materials Used:

Granite column and panels, otherwise concrete.

Cost:

b. £302, which presumably also included the cost of moving the central column.

Present Condition: The names were regilded c2000 and running repairs done.

Inscription:

a.
In memory
of those
who fell in
the Great War
1914-1919

b.
1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Almost circular column about 8 feet tall (2.4m), with a wreath carved in half relief just below its top.

The names from the 1914-19 war are incised in sans serif lettering in two columns down its length.

It stands on a square pedestal on which the inscription is recorded in Roman lettering.

It is backed by a concrete slab, and has two concrete wings, each of which bear a granite plaque about 18 inches high x 12 inches wide (46cms x 30cms) which bear the names from 1939-45.

Names:

a. 70 surnames and initials.
b. 22 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. Over 500 men served from this area in 1914-18.

2. The monument should have been unveiled at the same time as the hall, but wasn’t ready in time.

3. The central column was originally at the entrance to the War Memorial Hall. After 1939-45, it was moved to one side and the “wings” added to allow for the names from 1939-45 to be added.

External Links:

Historic England Listing

Sources:

Photos: P. Thirkell; James Pasby

Morpeth Herald
14/10/1949 reports unveiling of 1939-45 memorial.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
10/02/1923 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
05/02/1923 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
05/02/1923 reports the unveiling of 1914-18 memorial.

Sources Link: Northern Echo 02 05 Fri -1923

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Ralph W. Gould;
John Maughan;
David Robinson;
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

STAKEFORD, outside War Memorial Hall.

 

On granite column for 1914-1918:                 

  Andrews, S.            Logan, T.H.         

  Angus, J.C.            Lowes, C.           

  Angus, W.              Lawson, J.J.W.      

  Anderson, W.C.         Mein, A.            

  Andrews J.E.           Nicholson, R.       

  Armstrong, R.J.        Nicholson, J.       

  Athey, J.              Nicholson, R.       

  Brown, M.              Nicholson, W.       

  Burton, G.             Nicholson, W.       

  Blaylock, J.W.         Osborne, A.         

  Campbell, R.           Pattie, T.          

  Clark, H.F.            Patterson, H.       

  Clark, P.P.            Pattison, D.P.W.   

  Coils, T.              Roberts, F.S.

  Carr, A.               Rix, R.

  Cram, W.               Robinson, T.

  Dixon, R.M.            Robinson, J.

  Dunn, J.               Robinson, A.

  Dickinson, J.          Robson, J.

  Eastham, J.H.          Redpath, F.

  Elsdon, R.             Redpath, G.

  Flannigan, M.          Straughan, G.

  Foster, F.             Swann, W.W.

  Fawbert, J.            Summers, G.B.

  Gibson, R.             Short, R.

  Gray, T.               Turnbull, J.

  Godsmark, J.           Turner, J.

  Herron, C.T.           Taylor, J.

  Hall, J.               Usher, W.D.

  Hope, G.               Whipps, J.

  Hunter, W.             Welbury, J.

  Joisce, E.T.           Waddell, G.

  James, R.              Wallace, C.

  Johnston,T.            Yeowart, J.

  Johnston, A.M.

  Laws, A.

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On pedestal below column:

  In memory

  of those

  who fell in

  the Great War

  1914-1919

———————————————–

On flanking panels:

  1939-1945              1939-1945

  Angus, J.R.            Laws, W.

  Bell, R.               Lennox, W.

  Brown, H.              McBride, J.N.

  Dye, B.E.              Panton, H.M.

  Eastham, C.            Prail, D.H

  Fairbairn, R.          Punshon, M.

  Hall, J.               Robinson, J.

  Hamilton, J.W.         Saviour, A.

  Hindmarsh, J.          Smith, J.G.

  Hunn, A.               Tait, H.S.

  Kennedy, R.A.          Turner, G.

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  (The name Millican,(?) W. added in ball point pen).  

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