Memorial Details
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Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Andrew
Reference
H35.03
Place
HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL
Map ref
NZ 134668
Original Location
St. Andrew's Parish Church, Towne Gate. On wall of south aisle.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Plaque in wood frame, 126cm high x 79cm wide. The frame is heavily carved with intertwined leaves and flowers across the top and down both sides and has tracery along the bottom edge. Inside this is a plain inner frame, which is much deeper at the top and bears the dedication in Roman capitals. The main plaque bears the names in a single column, those from 1914-18 at the top, followed by those of 1939-45. The lettering is in Roman capitals coloured blue with the dates are in red.
Materials used
Stone with wood frame
Inscription
a. To the glory of God and in memory / of those who from this parish / gave their lives in the service / of their country in the Great War / 1914-1919 and whose names are / inscribed below.
b. The World War 1939-1945.
b. The World War 1939-1945.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
a. Ralph Hedley, 52 St.Mary’s Place, Newcastle on Tyne.
b. Lettering for 1939-45 by Reid, Goldsmiths, Newcastle. 1914-18 designed by Hicks and Charlewood, Newcastle upon Tyne
Notes
1. The name of Ralph Eustace Smith is missing from this list, although it is included on the cross.
2. The Faculty dated 02/11/1945 allowed the church ‘to add to the present War Memorial (1914-18) the names of four men of the said parish who gave their lives in the war 1939-45’. Estimated cost £5, given by private donors and P.C.C. Note from the vicar shows a plan of the present 1914-18 War Memorial tablet in the West Wall of the Church. Design is to be a plain tablet, sunk lettering ‘similar to Tablet lettering’. It is to be executed by Messrs Reid, Goldsmiths, Newcastle.
3. A photograph in the Ralph Hedley Collection shows that the original plaque was only large enough to take the names for 1914-18. It has been extended to take the names for 1939-45.
4. James Leadbitter Knott –see Every Name a Story
Henry Basil Knott see Every Name a Story
Thomas Garbutt Knott see Every Name a Story
2. The Faculty dated 02/11/1945 allowed the church ‘to add to the present War Memorial (1914-18) the names of four men of the said parish who gave their lives in the war 1939-45’. Estimated cost £5, given by private donors and P.C.C. Note from the vicar shows a plan of the present 1914-18 War Memorial tablet in the West Wall of the Church. Design is to be a plain tablet, sunk lettering ‘similar to Tablet lettering’. It is to be executed by Messrs Reid, Goldsmiths, Newcastle.
3. A photograph in the Ralph Hedley Collection shows that the original plaque was only large enough to take the names for 1914-18. It has been extended to take the names for 1939-45.
4. James Leadbitter Knott –see Every Name a Story
Henry Basil Knott see Every Name a Story
Thomas Garbutt Knott see Every Name a Story
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1568, 02/11/1945 allows adding the names to the existing memorial.
Tyne and Wear Archives Ref. for Hedley photos. DT/RH/20-1-232 series
Diocese of Newcastle Faculty Book 2, No. 1568, 02/11/1945 allows adding the names to the existing memorial.
Tyne and Wear Archives Ref. for Hedley photos. DT/RH/20-1-232 series
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; George and Janet Brown; John S. Perry; Tony Harding; Patrick Easen; James Pasby
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 1939-45 St. Andrew (H35.03)
HEDDON-ON-THE-WALL, St. Andrew's Church.
To the glory of God and in memory
of those who from this parish
gave their lives in the service
of their country in the Great War
1914 - 1919 and whose names are
inscribed below.
James L. Knott, D.S.O.
H. Basil Knott
Robert Armatage
John R. Watson
William A.H. Scarlett
Gilbert T. Barron
William E. Eddy
George J. Gibson
Thomas Gibson
John Laws
Thomas O'Neil
Albert Wolland
John Wright
Harold Whitton
Henry Murray
The World War 1939
Wm. Clifford Hall
Ronald C. Sinclair
David C. Barrett
Evan E. Morgan
John T. Burns
Maurice Jewitt
NamesH35.03
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Parish Notes
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