Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-19 Durham Road Baptist
Reference
G39.078
Place
GATESHEAD
Map ref
2562
Original Location
Durham Road Baptist Church
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 5th June 1921 by Col. W. Mathwin Angus of Newcastle.
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet 9 inches high x 2 feet wide set on a wood pattress 1 inch wider all round. The plaque has a raised decorated border. At top left is a cross set on a laurel wreath. The dedication is to the right, and beneath this are raised the symbols of the rose, thistle and shamrock.
The names are listed in three columns, with the quotation beneath. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
There is a shelf below for vases, with a retaining strip half way up which carries a roundel bearing a cross.
The names are listed in three columns, with the quotation beneath. Lettering is in raised Roman capitals.
There is a shelf below for vases, with a retaining strip half way up which carries a roundel bearing a cross.
Materials used
Oak pattress and shelf, bronze plaque.
Inscription
1914 1919 / To the Glory of / God and in abiding / memory of the / following who / gave their lives in the Great / War / (Names)
The men were very good unto / us and we were not hurt. / They were a wall unto us both / by night and day I Sam. 25 v 15-16
The men were very good unto / us and we were not hurt. / They were a wall unto us both / by night and day I Sam. 25 v 15-16
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Designed by Mr. Sidney Hunt; made by F. Osborne & Co.Ltd., 27 Eastcastle Street, Oxford Street, London, W1.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: C. Sanders; Ken Blythe
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“The men were good unto us. . .” I Sam. 25 15-16
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 11/06/1921 reports unveiling.
Source of quotation
“The men were good unto us. . .” I Sam. 25 15-16
External web link
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
C. Sanders; Dorothy Hall; Ken Blythe
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-19 Durham Road Baptist (G39.078)
GATESHEAD Durham Road Baptist Church
1914 1919
To the Glory of
God and in abiding
memory of the
following who
gave their lives in the Great
War
H.R.Anderson H.Gales A.H.Simpson
T.Booth R.N.Grieve R.Swann
J.Brandon W.Heppel S.Swann
T.E.Brown W.Hood H.Thompson
J.Charlton T.A.Legg J.Warden
F.F.Clarke J.B.McCabe C.Winter
J.S.Clarke F.Reidy J.Young
W.Richardson
The men were very good unto
us and we were not hurt
They were a wall unto us both
by night and day I Sam.25:15-16
NamesG39.78
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