Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Colliery
Reference
B14.02
Place
BEBSIDE
Map ref
NZ 314814
Original Location
In the entrance porch of Bebside Primitive Methodist Church. Then in War Memorial Hall, burnt down in 1950s.
Present Location
St.Mary's Church, Horton Road.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
a. Unveiled December 1921 by Lt. Col. I. Wright, D.S.O.
Memorial Description
Plaque 33 inches high x 44 inches wide (205 mm x 273 mm) wide, set in a frame with gable top and slight shaping down the sides, measuring 48 inches high x 56 inches wide (298 mm x 347 mm). The borders are painted beige and the rest, on which the wording is painted, is painted black. The dedication is in the gable section, handwritten in gold paint in serif lettering, using upper and lower case. The space underneath the dedication is divided into four panels by flat pillars which are arched at the top. These panels each bear the names in a single column of the dead from 1914-18, handwritten in gold paint using Roman capitals throughout, and at the top of each panel is a gold-painted cross with a red poppy at centre. At the bottom, the last two names in every column are from 1939-45.
Materials used
Oak, taken from H.M.S. "Britannia".
Inscription
In Sacred memory / of the men from / Bebside Colliery / who gave their lives in the Great Wars / 1914-1918 --- 1939-1945 /
The Glorious Dead. /
Their names shall live for ever.
The Glorious Dead. /
Their names shall live for ever.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Hughes, Bolckow & Co. Ltd.
Notes
1. The above tablet was originally mounted temporarily in the porch of Bebside Primitive Methodist Church on 10th December 1921 by Lt.Col. N.I. Wright, D.S.O., whilst the proposed new Institute was being built. (See Blyth News report of 8/12/1921). The tablet was eventually transferred to the new premises (Bebside Memorial Hall) which was opened in 1924 and burnt down in the 1950s. The Hall was rebuilt as the Bebside Social Welfare Centre and the tablet hung there. Now in St.Mary's Church.
2. 79 names are listed, but there should have been 81. The two other names had not been received in time.
2. 79 names are listed, but there should have been 81. The two other names had not been received in time.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photo: Jack Tait
Shields Daily News 12/12/1921 carries brief press report stating that the new Institute (which was later burnt down) will "also house the war memorial".
Morpeth Herald 16/12/1921 reports unveiling; 16/05/1924 reports placing in the new Institute.
Blyth News: 08/12/1921; 12/12/1921 reports unveiling; 26/02/1922
Northern Echo 12/12/1921 reports unveiling in the Primitive Methodist Church.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 09/12/1921 reports proposed unveiling in Primitive Methodist Church; 12/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Their names shall live for ever” Not ascertained, but possibly based on “Their name liveth for evermore” from Ecclesiasticus 44)
Shields Daily News 12/12/1921 carries brief press report stating that the new Institute (which was later burnt down) will "also house the war memorial".
Morpeth Herald 16/12/1921 reports unveiling; 16/05/1924 reports placing in the new Institute.
Blyth News: 08/12/1921; 12/12/1921 reports unveiling; 26/02/1922
Northern Echo 12/12/1921 reports unveiling in the Primitive Methodist Church.
Newcastle Daily Chronicle 09/12/1921 reports proposed unveiling in Primitive Methodist Church; 12/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation:
“Their names shall live for ever” Not ascertained, but possibly based on “Their name liveth for evermore” from Ecclesiasticus 44)
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late J. Tait, Blyth Local History Society; the late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Dorothy Hall; Stephen Rickett; Sean Robinson
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 Colliery (B14.02)
BEBSIDE, Welfare Social Centre
In
Sacred memory
of the men from
Bebside Colliery
who gave their lives in the Great Wars
1914-1918 1939-1945
THE GLORIOUS DEAD
James Balmer Edward T. Ferguson William Mitchell Robert Leemin Smith
Thos. Bartlett Matthew Fenwick P. Mulvanny George E. Stevenson
Wm. Bailey Joseph H. Ferguson Wm. Matthews John S. Stephenson
Wm. Bruce Wm Griffith Robert Marshall J.W. Stoker
John W. Bartlett Wm. Gibbons Joseph Maddon Thomas Storey
Robert Buckham Wm. Gibbons S. McCourt John Sherrington
Alex. Charlton Jas. Hay John Robert Nicholson Robert T.
Stephenson
John R. Craigs Thos. Hinson Joseph Nicholson George Tate
James Cook Wm. Hood Jacob Nicholson Stephen Tait
T.E. Chamberlain James Hedley Henry Ord Arthur Tungate
Philip Collins Joseph Hedley J. Purcell E.H. Turner
John Dawson George Hedley George Richardson Charles Tweddle
John Geo. Davison George R. Henderson Roger Routledge Anthony Vickers
John Dixon R. Irving Ramsay Routledge Nicholas Vickers
Wm. Donald Joseph Jackson Henry Routledge Walter Whittle
Martin Dobson C. Jackson Thomas Rolfe Stephen Welsh
Richard R. Ellis Robert Jameson John Summers Stoker Wilson
Archibald Edgar Alfred Kettle Joseph Stobbs William Wilton
Thos. Elliot Henry Lee Arch. Young Summers James Young
John Foster Wilfred Middlemas Archibald Summers John James Bell
G. Allison E. Critchley J.J. Ready J.J. Storey
J. Brooks W. Henstock J. Sharp J.G.D. Wilson
THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER
NamesB14.02
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