Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Mechanics Institute
Reference
B15.01
Place
BEDLINGTON
Map ref
NZ 259818?
Original Location
Mechanics Institute
Present Location
Salvaged from the Institute
and placed in Beamish Museum in 1979.
and placed in Beamish Museum in 1979.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th December 1921 by Mr. J. Caine, J.P., President of the Institute.
Memorial Description
Plaque of two panels with wide framework, and elaborately shaped top, 39 inches high x 42 inches wide. A wreath has been carved to stand proud at the centre top in which are the dates “1914-1918”. The names are listed in a single column on each of the two sunken panels, painted in gilded sans serif block capitals. The dedication is on the bottom frame, carved in Roman capital letters, with the letter “u” replaced by a “v”.
Materials used
Oak
Inscription
1914 - 1918 / To our glorious dead. /
Members of this Institute who fell / in the Great War.
Names
Who commissioned
Mechanics Institute
Present condition
Could do with some restoration.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Watson and Burgan, Bedlington.
Notes
1. From the Institute, 60-70 members joined.
2. The list of names reported in the Morpeth Herald does not tally exactly with the memorial as seen. The number of names is the same, but there are differences in spelling.
3. The name Richd. P. Oliver looks as if it was a later addition.
4. A transcript in a feature 75 years ago in News Post Leader 5/12/96 reports that the memorial tablet has "the figure of a soldier on top"
5. Morris Robinson visited Beamish in 2004 to take photographs. There is a thought to try and have it returned to Bedlington, but it seems that a duplicate will have to be created. He confirmed Note 3 above by saying that there looked as if something had been there at one time.
2. The list of names reported in the Morpeth Herald does not tally exactly with the memorial as seen. The number of names is the same, but there are differences in spelling.
3. The name Richd. P. Oliver looks as if it was a later addition.
4. A transcript in a feature 75 years ago in News Post Leader 5/12/96 reports that the memorial tablet has "the figure of a soldier on top"
5. Morris Robinson visited Beamish in 2004 to take photographs. There is a thought to try and have it returned to Bedlington, but it seems that a duplicate will have to be created. He confirmed Note 3 above by saying that there looked as if something had been there at one time.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Morris Robinson; Dorothy Hall
Blyth News 08/12/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Morpeth Herald 09/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 06/12/1921 reports unveiling
Northern Echo 25/11/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish Ref: 1979-551.13
Blyth News 08/12/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.
Morpeth Herald 09/12/1921 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 06/12/1921 reports unveiling
Northern Echo 25/11/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.
North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish Ref: 1979-551.13
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
Nan Smith (Ryton); the late Jack Tait (Blyth L.H.S.); J. Brown; Morris Robinson; Caroline Weir (Beamish Regional Resource Centre); Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Mechanics Institute (B15.01)
BEDLINGTON, Mechanics' Institute
1914
1918
Frank Batchelor Thomas Hinson
Edward Colpitts Geo. Hindhaugh
Thomas Cowans Chris. Jobson
Leslie Crickmore John Lamb
John Docherty Thomas Orange
George Ferrier John Patterson
George Gibson Josh. Potter
Randolph Green Thomas Smyth
William Hall Andrew White
Richd P. Oliver
To Our Glorious Dead
Members of this Institute who fell
in the Great War
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The Morpeth Herald has differences to the names:
B. Batchelor instead of F. Batchelor
T. Cowan instead of Thomas Cowans
J. Gibson instead of George Gibson
J. Farrier instead of George Ferrier
P. Green instead of Randolph Green
J. Hindhaugh instead of George Hindhaugh
T. Orange is given twice
C. Johnson instead of Chris. Jobson
W. Hill instead of William Hall
T. Gibson instead of George Gibson
C. Wight instead of Andrew White
W. Colpitts instead of Edward Colpitts
J. Crickmere instead of Leslie Crickmore.
NamesB15.01
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Parish Notes
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