Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 School

Seghill

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 School (S11.05)

NEWMP Ref No.: S11.05

Parish: Seghill

Original Location:

Seghill Infants’ and Junior School (former Boys’ School)

Present Location:

Placed in Holy Trinity Church, Seghill September 2012

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 10th January 1923 by General Sir Joseph Laycock, K.C.M.G., D.S.O.

Materials Used:

Brass

How Money was Raised:

Public subscription, but including a grant from the County Council.

Present Condition: No longer has the wood surround.

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

A. Van der Velde, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Inscription:

In proud and grateful memory of the
old scholars of this school
who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
(Names)
“For God, King and Country”.

Memorial Description:

Plaque 14 inches high x 20 inches wide (36cms x 51cms) in an oak frame.

The names are listed in four columns, in sans serif capitals.

The dedication and the quotation at the bottom are in elaborate capitals.

Names:

20 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This memorial was rediscovered as a result of following up a reference in the newspaper to the unveiling ceremony. It was originally on the wall of the main room of the school. It was found in the boiler house of the school.

2. The school was originally a boys’ school, but was later used for Infants and Juniors.

3. In 2012, the plaque was given a hardwood frame which was stained to give an oak effect and relocated in Holy Trinity Church

Sources:

Photos: Seaton Delaval Local History Society; Derrick Carvell

Morpeth Herald
 12/01/1923 reports unveiling.

Shields Daily News
 11/01/1923 has brief report of unveiling.

Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 01 12 Fri -1923

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Ralph W. Gould;
Seaton Delaval Local History Society;
Janet Brown;
Derrick Carvell

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Names Documents:

SEGHILL First School.

              

  In proud and grateful memory of the

  old scholars of this school

  who fell in the Great War 1914-1918

 

  Fairless, Edward   Hall, William      Kennedy, John        Taylor, Samuel

  Gibson, Robert     Hare, Maxwell      Laben, Thomas        Taylor, William

  Gibson, Thomas     Johnson, David     McGuinness, George   Thompson, John

  Gillis, Robert     Johnson, James     Snowdon, Henry       Todd, William

  Graham, Edward     Johnson, William   Tait, Michael        Wilkes, Henderson

  

  “For God, King and Country”

 

NamesS11.05

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