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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Netherton Coal Co.

Reference

B15.07

Place

BEDLINGTON

Map ref

NZ 260818

Original Location

St. Cuthbert's Church, in Chapel of Remembrance.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 8th October 1921 by Mr. R.S. Baird, a representative of the Netherton Coal Co. ; dedicated by the Bishop of Durham

Memorial Description

Roll of Honour, 9 feet wide x 3 feet high, comprised of four panels. Across the top is the dedication, in raised gilded Roman capitals on a sunken background. The names are incised in four single columns using gilded Roman capitals..

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

In memory of the men employed by the Netherton Coal Coy who fought and died in the / Great War 1914-1918 the owners place their names here in grateful remembrance.

Names

59 surnames and initials.
See transcript.

Who commissioned

Netherton Coal Company

How money was raised

Public subscription

Present condition

Good

English Heritage Listing

In Grade II Listed Building

Sculptor, Artist or Designer

Designed by Mr. W.D. Carse, architect, London; oak carving by Messrs. Bowman of Stamford; mason work by Mr. Oliver, Bedlington.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown

Shields Daily News 20/09/1921 reports proposed unveiling.

Morpeth Herald 23/09/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 07/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 14/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Alnwick & County Gazette 24/09/1921 reports proposed unveiling.

Northern Echo 10/09/1921 reports proposal; 20/09/1921 reports proposed unveiling.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 08/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling today;

Blyth News 10/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle 06/10/1921 reports proposed unveiling; 10/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Darlington & Stockton Times 16/10/1921 reports unveiling.

Illustrated Chronicle 10/10/1921 carries a photo of the people attending the unveiling.

Links to Source Material :

Northern Echo 1921 09 10 Sat

Northern Echo 1921 09 20 Tue

Research acknowledgements

The late R.W. Gould; J. Brown; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

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Roll of Honour 1914-18 Netherton Coal Co. (B15.07)

BEDLINGTON, St. Cuthbert's Church.

   In.memory.of.the.men.employed.by.the.Netherton.Coal.Coy.who.fought.and.fell.in.the

   Great.War.1914-1918.the.owners.place.their.names.here.in.grateful.remembrance.

   Adams, J.          Dixon, J.T.          McCarthy, H.        Robson, R.

   Adams, J.T.        Douglas, G.          McCarthy, J.        Robson, T.

   Allsop, T.         Dowie, A.            McKenzie, M.        Saunderson, W.

   Appleby, H.        Ferguson, G.H.       Mather, E.          Stern, M.

   Atkinson, J.W.     Forster, E.          Middlemiss, H.      Stern, P.

   Bowman, T.         Gair, G.T.           Miller, T.          Stephens, R.T.

   Brady, J.S.        Goodwill, J.         Moreland, G.        Swindale, G.

   Brooks, J.W.       Hall, W.             Morton, T.H.        Thompson, E.M.

   Burns, W.          Hopkins, W.          Mutton, J.          Thompson, S.R.

   Cameron, D.        Hunter, I.           Palmer, W.          Tully, A.

   Christie, C.B.     Jamieson, W.         Pattison, W.        Turner, T.

   Crozier, G.        Joice, G.R.          Potter, J.          Wear, J.R.

   Cunningham, J.W.   Knapper, J.          Richardson, W.      Young, E.J.

   Davison, G.Y.      Leggatt, A.          Robson, J.          Yule, A.

   Dawson, T.         McCarthy, F.

   Dowie, J.

Names B15.07

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