Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 N.E. Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Reference
NUT009
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ 247639
Original Location
Wood Memorial Library, North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, Neville Hall, Westgate Road / Orchard Street. In the Library.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 11th February 1922 by Mr. C.C. Leech, president of the Institution.
Memorial Description
Plaque 70 cm high x 58 cm wide on a wood pattress 90 cm high x 76cm wide. There is a wide border of Celtic knot design with large knots in the four corners. The name of the Institute is in a slight curve at the top, above and below the crest of the Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. The names are listed in two columns. All the lettering and pattern is raised on a black enamelled background, the dedication in Roman and the names in sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Brass in oak frame.
Inscription
The North of England Institute of Mining / and Mechanical Engineers./
In Memoriam /
Members who laid down their lives / for home and liberty in the / Great War 1914-1919.
In Memoriam /
Members who laid down their lives / for home and liberty in the / Great War 1914-1919.
Names
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Edward H. Thew, Engraver, Newcastle.
Notes
1. The Journal reports that the plaque would be unveiled in the "Wood Memorial Hall".
2. Of the membership of the Institute, which numbered 1,342 in 1914, 189 joined up.
2. Of the membership of the Institute, which numbered 1,342 in 1914, 189 joined up.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Capt. D. Armstrong; Reg. Hornsby
The Journal 03/04/1920 reports proposal to erect memorial.
Illustrated Chronicle 13/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 13/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/04/1920 reports proposals with an appeal for names
The Journal 03/04/1920 reports proposal to erect memorial.
Illustrated Chronicle 13/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 13/02/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 10/04/1920 reports proposals with an appeal for names
Links to Source Material :
Additional Research documents (click to download)
Research acknowledgements
The late Capt. D. Armstrong; Janet Brown; Tony Harding; Reg. Hornsby; Alan Vickers; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
These names have been researched by Reg. Hornsby
Plaque 1914-18 N.E. Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NUT009)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
The North of England Institute of Mining
and Mechanical Engineers.
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In Memoriam
Members who laid down their lives
for Home and Liberty in the
Great War 1914-1919.
Charles P. Almond George Jacobs
Hugh C. Annett Allan A.D. Jones
William E. Avery George H.S. Kent
Robert C.R. Blair Frank P.S. Lacey
James R. Brass Thomas J. Muse
David M. Chambers George H.H. Scott
Bernard H. Charlton Claude F.B. Simpson
George F.H. Charlton Thomas A. Thirlwell
Samuel Coade Frank Thornton
Ninian Crichton-Stuart Hubert Watts
George Dixon Francis M. Weeks
Oscar Earnshaw Ronald E. White
Edward M. Gregson Maurice H. Wilkinson
James Heslop Hugh R. Wilson
Charles Young
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The provisional list included in the “Newcastle Daily Journal”
3/4/1920 is as follows, included here as there are some slight
differences.
Charles P. Arnold Ninian Crichton-Stuart
Henry C. Annett George Dixon
William E. Avery Oscar Earnshaw
Robert C.R. Blair Edward M. Gregson
James R. Brass James Heslop
David M. Chambers George Jacobs
Bernard H. Charlton Allan A.D. Jones
George F.A. Charlton George H.S. Kent
Samuel Coade Frank P.S. Lacey
Thomas J. Muse George H.H. Scott
Claude F.B. Simpson Thomas A. Thirlwell
Frank Thornton Hubert Watts
Francis M. Weeks Ronald E. White
Maurice H. Wilkinson Hugh R. Wilson
Charles Young.
NamesNUT009
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