Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 West Jesmond Council School
Reference
J1.15
Place
JESMOND
Map ref
NZ 251663
Original Location
West Jesmond Council School, Tankerville Terrace (now the Primary School). At the foot of the stairs inside a minor entrance.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 18th March 1921 by the Lord Mayor, Cllr. T.W. Rowe
Memorial Description
Plaque 2 feet high x 3 feet wide (608mm x 912mm) with slight dome at centre top. “Bronzed copper repousse work mounted on oak and surmounted by the city arms in enamel”. There is a wide border of raised pattern. Names are listed in four columns in raised Roman capitals.
Materials used
Bronzed copper
Inscription
To the honoured memory of those / former teachers and pupils of this /
school who gave their lives in the / Great War 1914-1919
Names
Present condition
This must have been outside since the brass shows signs of weathering.
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Mr. J.S. Longstaff, of the Handicrafts Guild, Armstrong College.
Notes
1. West Jesmond School: 100 years of memories contains a photograph of the plaque. On P.181 there is a copy of an article from an unnamed and undated newspaper article from the Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Group which refers to the forthcoming unveiling of the Memorial Tablet and Roll of Honour (J1.21). The article lists 55 names, that of Charles Wall not being on the memorial.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: (Tony Harding
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 contains a letter from R.D. Swann, Headmaster, requesting information for a memorial.
Illustrated Chronicle 19/03/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 15/03/1921 reports unveiling tomorrow.
West Jesmond School: 100 years of memories. Jeans, Christine, 2002.
Newcastle Daily Journal 09/04/1920 contains a letter from R.D. Swann, Headmaster, requesting information for a memorial.
Illustrated Chronicle 19/03/1921 reports unveiling with photos.
Northern Echo 15/03/1921 reports unveiling tomorrow.
West Jesmond School: 100 years of memories. Jeans, Christine, 2002.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late John Maughan; Tony Harding; Christine Jeans; Dorothy Hall; Mike Holland
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 West Jesmond Council School (J1.15)
JESMOND Primary School, Tankerville Terrace.
To the honoured memory of those
former teachers and pupils of this
school who gave their lives in the
Great War 1914-1918
Frank Anderson Percy Fenwick Wm. Macauley William. B. Row
Percy Anderson Alex. Forrest J. Gordon Mair Jack H. Sellars
Thos. E. Bainbridge Ernest Forrest Edwin McCarthy Henry Sibbit
Ernest Barker Wm. H. Glazebrook Foster Mills Sid. Smallwood
John C. Barker John Gray Alf. Monkhouse Andrew Smith
Reuben Bezer Alfred A. Hall Stanley Morris Fred. Stewart
Henry Blackshaw Stanley C. Hall Lawnce. J. Nicholson George Urwin
Henry Bolton Henry A. Iung Turven Paxton Joseph G. Wight
Ernest Boyce George Jacques John Pittendrigh Jas. J. Williams
Clifford Buck George R. Jobson Leslie Raimes Thomas Wilson
Chas. F. Chapman William Johnson Watson Revell George Woodall
George Denton George Kennedy Claude Robley Harold E. Woods
Donald P. Duncan Arthur Leech Reg. J. Robley
Albert Errington Matthew Lennox George Robson
NamesJ1.15
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