Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Y.M.C.A.
Reference
NUT209
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 248649
Original Location
Y.M.C.A. Now Demolished. In the Reading Room Blackett Street
Present Location
Northumbrian University Wynne Jones building. Basement. NZ 252650
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 9th May 1925 by the Duke of Northumberland.
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour, approx 6 feet high, with domed top in which are the words “Roll of Honour”. There are fluted pillars up each side surmounted by a wreath with the date “1914” and “1918” at the foot respectively. The names are listed in four columns using Roman capitals. The words at the bottom are “They gave their all”.
The wreaths and other parts of the memorial were gilded.
The wreaths and other parts of the memorial were gilded.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
(Dedicated to members of the Northumberland Y.M.C.A. who fell).
Roll of Honour
They gave their all
Roll of Honour
They gave their all
Names
100 surnames and initials.
Notes
1. The YMCA Building was roughly located where the entrance to Eldon Square Shopping Centre is today, near Grey’s Monument.
2 The memorial seems to have lost its domed top which bore the dedication.
3. It is hoped that the memorial will be relocated to the modern Y.M.C.A.
4. The Northumbrian University web site states "It turned out that staff from Estates had discovered in Wynne Jones a hitherto unknown First World War memorial". This Memorial had been recorded by NEWMP in 2005, the whereabouts unknown.
2 The memorial seems to have lost its domed top which bore the dedication.
3. It is hoped that the memorial will be relocated to the modern Y.M.C.A.
4. The Northumbrian University web site states "It turned out that staff from Estates had discovered in Wynne Jones a hitherto unknown First World War memorial". This Memorial had been recorded by NEWMP in 2005, the whereabouts unknown.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: James McConnell
Illustrated Chronicle 11/05/1925 reports unveiling.
In Tyne & Wear Archives: The Shrievalty of John Grantham 1924-25 Vol. 111. This is a pictorial album of photos of Councillor John Grantham’s year in tenure as a Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1924-25. The book is 14 inches high x 10 inches wide by 17/8 inches thick (354mm X 254mm x 52mm). It is a hard backed gold embossed album containing black and white photos mounted on stiff board, one photo per page, with hand written credits underneath. These are from the Illustrated Chronicle archives (photographer unknown). This includes the unveiling of the YMCA War Memorial in the YMCA Building now demolished which are shown here.
Illustrated Chronicle 11/05/1925 reports unveiling.
In Tyne & Wear Archives: The Shrievalty of John Grantham 1924-25 Vol. 111. This is a pictorial album of photos of Councillor John Grantham’s year in tenure as a Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1924-25. The book is 14 inches high x 10 inches wide by 17/8 inches thick (354mm X 254mm x 52mm). It is a hard backed gold embossed album containing black and white photos mounted on stiff board, one photo per page, with hand written credits underneath. These are from the Illustrated Chronicle archives (photographer unknown). This includes the unveiling of the YMCA War Memorial in the YMCA Building now demolished which are shown here.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; James McConnell
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Plaque 1914-18 Y.M.C.A. (NUT209)
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