Plaque 1914-18 Secondary School

Blaydon Secondary School (Closed)

This school is now closed.

The plaque was removed to St. Paul’s Church in Winlaton by the Old Blaydonian Association.

1914-18

Unveiled 19th April 1922 by Mr. J.G. Finlayson, former master at the school.

Bronze in oak frame.

Designed by Herbert Wauthier;
made by F. Osborne & Co.Ltd., London.

To the
glory
of God
and in
memory
of the
boys of this school
who laid down their
lives for God and Country

Their Name Liveth For Evermore.

In St. Paul’s Church the is a plaque which reads:

This memorial commemorates the former
pupils of Blaydon Secondary School
who died in the 1914-18 War.
It was placed in
St. Paul’s Church, Winlaton
by the Old Blaydonian Association
on the closure of the school in 1998.

Plaque set in plain wood frame.

The school badge is featured at centre top below the letters “European War 1914-1918”, with the dedication on either side.

The lettering is in raised Roman capitals, burnished against a dull background.

1. This was originally set into a massive elaborate oak frame. At the top was a shield containing the school monogram. The words “Roll of Honour” were carved to stand in half relief on either side. Up each side were fluted columns.

Photos: Ann Graham;
Photos taken in new location in St. Paul’s: Steve Lamb

Illustrated Chronicle
20/04/1922 carries photo shown here of the plaque in its original frame.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle
12/04/1922 reports proposed unveiling next Wednesday;
20/04/1922 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle
22/04/1922 reports unveiling;

The Monumental Brasses of County Durham William Lack, H. Martin Stuchfield and Philip Whittemore 2002 ISBN 095 4327101 which shows the plaque in St. Paul’s, Winlaton.

Source of quotation
“Their name liveth for evermore” Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44

Ann Graham;
Steve Lamb;
Dorothy Hall

Winlaton Local History Society are researching the names on this memorial

Contact:- Contact: winlatonhistorysociety@yahoo.com