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Plaque School 1914-18 St. Nicholas

Reference

NUT120

Place

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Map ref

NZ 249639

Original Location

Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas Square. St. Nicholas Street / Mosley Street. On wall near entrance to cathedral chapter offices.

Which war

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date

Unveiled 21st March 1921 by Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Cllr. T.W. Rowe; dedicated by Canon Newsom.

Memorial Description

Plaque, approx. 4 feet high x 5 feet wide with pedimented top. The dedication is in a sunken panel at the top, the quotation is at the bottom, all handwritten in gold Roman capitals. The names are listed in three individual sunken upright panels, each handwritten in gold sans serif capitals.

Materials used

Oak

Inscription

In grateful memory of the Old Boys / of St. Nicholas’ School who laid / down their lives in the Great War / 1914-18
Grant them eternal life, O Lord / and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Names

53 names and regiments.
See transcript.

Notes

1. The former school was located next to the Brewery.

2. Between 300-400 boys served of whom 53 fell. One former pupil won the D.C.M. and four others won the M.M.

Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material

Photos: J. Brown; Tony Harding

Newcastle Journal 29/04/1920 reports proposal to erect a memorial costing estimated £50, and requesting names.

Illustrated Chronicle 22/03/1921 reports unveiling last night.

Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 26/03/1921 reports unveiling.

Tyne and Wear Archives Newcastle Council Minutes 21/03/1921

Source of quotation:
“Grant them eternal life, O Lord . . .” Mass for the Dead.

Links to Source Material :

Illustrated Chronicle 1921 03 22 Tue

Additional Research documents (click to download)

Drawing of St.Nicholas School and location

Research acknowledgements

Janet Brown, Rev. Alan Bill; Tony Harding; Dorothy Hall

Research In Progress

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Plaque School 1914-18 St. Nicholas (NUT120)

 
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE   St. Nicholas' Cathedral
  
  In grateful memory of the Old Boys 
  of St. Nicholas’ School who laid
  down their lives in the Great War. 1914-18 
  
  Jno.Jas. Anderson  1st N.F. Jno.Rbt. Masterman     10th N.F. Thos. Stonehouse    D.L.I.
  Jos. Anderson      “   “    Jno. C.M. Taylor       11th   “  Ed. Stonehouse      “   “
  Lawrence Leith     “   “    Jno. Taylor            12th   “  Wm. Burgess Brown   “   “
  Andrew Leith       “   “    Thos. Chandler         13th   “  Rbt. Cook           “   “
  Jas. Nugent        “   “    Jno.Rbt.Simpson           “   “  Jos. Bell           4th Gloucesters
  Geo. Wm. Urwin     2nd “    Andrew Valentine Bates    “   “  David Carr          4th Lancs.Fus.
  Jas. Marshall      4th “    Rbt. Howett            14th   “  Frank Corbett       York & Lancs.
  Jno.Geo. Thompson  6th “    Geo. McCall            17th   “  Marcus Stern        Som.L.I.
  David Balmer       “   “    Thos. Munro            19th   “  Frank Howett        Welch Fus.
  Thos. Carr         “   “    Rbt. Vincent           26th   “  Allan Riddell       4th Leicester   
  Ralph Taylor       “   “    Wm. Thompson              “   “  Rbt. Sim            R.F.A.
  Hugh Farbridge     “   “    Rbt. Ryott                “   “  Jas. Burns          K.O.Y.L.I.
  Chas. Watts        “   “    Jno. Dorner               “   “  Wm. Wood            R.N.D.
  Jno. Kelley        8th “    Rbt. Mason                “   “  Thos. Wm. Dixon     “   “
  Jas. Bell          “   “    Ralph Hardy               “   “  Jasper Brown        “   “
  Jos. Corbett       “   “    Jas. Ramsey          East Yorks  Saml. Newman        H.M.S. “Hawke”
  Jos. Brunekill     “   “    Herbert H. Howarth        “   “  Rbt. Nicholson      H.M.S. “Black Prince”
  Rbt.Chas. Forster  10th“    Jos. Sloan                “   “
  
  Grant them eternal life, O Lord
  and let light perpetual shine upon them.
NamesNUT120

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