Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 School
Reference
S11.05
Place
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.
Memorial Description
Plaque 14 inches high x 20 inches wide 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.
Materials used
Brass
Inscription
In proud and grateful memory of the / old scholars of this school / who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
"For God, King and Country".
"For God, King and Country".
Names
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.
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
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
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Seaton Delaval Local History Society; Derrick Carvell
Shields Daily News 11/01/1923 has brief report of unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 12/01/1923 reports unveiling.
Shields Daily News 11/01/1923 has brief report of unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 12/01/1923 reports unveiling.
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
The late R.W. Gould; Seaton Delaval Local History Society; J. Brown; Derrick Carvell
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 School (S11.05)
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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