Memorial Details
Memorial
Angel Statue 1914-18 North Terrace
Reference
W102.01
Place
WEST ALLOTMENT
Map ref
NZ 312705
Original Location
North Terrace, Benton Road, at roadside, on south side of A191.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled Good Friday 1925 by Capt. E.A. Laing Gibbon (D.L.I.) of Newcastle. Dedicated by Rev. J. Burdon, Vicar of Killingworth.
Memorial Description
Statue of Angel of Victory approx. 6m high. In her right hand she is holding aloft a laurel wreath, whilst in her right arm is a flag pole with the flag draped over her arm. She stands on a granite block on stepped sandstone base, behind iron railings. The main pedestal bears the dedication on the front, with a bronze laurel wreath attached at the top. The names are listed in a single column on each of the remaining three faces. All lettering is of lead and attached to the face, using sans serif capitals throughout.
Materials used
Marble statue on granite plinth.
Inscription
1914-1919 / This monument was erected / in honoured memory of / the gallant men of / West Allotment, Old / Allotment and District / who sacrificed their lives / in the Great War /
They died that we might live
"Lest we forget".
They died that we might live
"Lest we forget".
Names
Who commissioned
War Memorial Committee.
Cost
£475, of which £32 was still outstanding when the memorial was unveiled.
How money was raised
Public subscription; fund raising events inc. a football knockout medal competition
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Andrew Scoular.
Notes
1. “My brother was asked to draw the angel for a War Memorial. Known as 'Drewie' he was Andrew Scoular. He was in his final year at Dame Allan's Boys' School. The school was then in College Street, Newcastle. His design was used but the ten shillings he was promised was never paid." (Mrs. Arkell)
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Allan Oliver; Tony Harding
Shields Daily News passim reports in public fund raising events, also list of names; 11/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 17/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 11/04/1925 reports unveiling with photos.
A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear Ayris, Jubb, Palmer, Usherwood, Specialist Conservation Team Publication, 1996.
The Glorious Dead. Figurative Sculpture of British First World War Memorials. Geoff Archer, Frontier Publishing; 2009. ISBN 978 1 872914 38 1
The Project done by the pupils of Dudley Middle School reveals the above information on the designer of the monument. (See Dudley D34.01)
Sources of quotations
“They died that we might live” Hail! and Farewell! John Oxenham
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling.
Shields Daily News passim reports in public fund raising events, also list of names; 11/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Morpeth Herald 17/04/1925 reports unveiling.
Illustrated Chronicle 11/04/1925 reports unveiling with photos.
A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear Ayris, Jubb, Palmer, Usherwood, Specialist Conservation Team Publication, 1996.
The Glorious Dead. Figurative Sculpture of British First World War Memorials. Geoff Archer, Frontier Publishing; 2009. ISBN 978 1 872914 38 1
The Project done by the pupils of Dudley Middle School reveals the above information on the designer of the monument. (See Dudley D34.01)
Sources of quotations
“They died that we might live” Hail! and Farewell! John Oxenham
“Lest we forget” Recessional Rudyard Kipling.
External web link
Research acknowledgements
P. Thirkell; the late R.W. Gould; Mrs. Arkell; N. Grainger and T.A. Oliver (Killingworth Local History Society); Dudley Middle School.; Tony Harding; N. Tyneside Council; A. Munday; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Angel Statue 1914-18 North Terrace (W102.01)
WEST ALLOTMENT, roadside.
Front Panel : Second panel :
1914 1919 A.B. W.V. Adamson R.N.D.
This monument was erected Pte. C.V. Adamson R.H.
in honoured memory of " F.V. Adamson O.Y.L.I.
the gallant men of " R. Aitchison N.F.
West Allotment, Old " S.H. Ball "
Allotment and District Sergt. T. Barrass " M.M.
who sacrificed their lives Pte. R.H. Bell "
in the Great War " T.C. Broughton "
---------- " W. Burns "
They died that we might live Dvr. G. Buxton R.F.A.
---------- Gnr. J.E. Brown R.F.A.
"Lest we forget". Sap. J. Carlyle R.E.
Pte. M. Carlyle N.F.
Pte. J.W. Cummings "
A.B. C.R. Dawson R.N.D.
Pte. J. Dawson R.A.M.C.
" J.T. Dawson N.F.
" E. Davison C.C.
Gnr. E.R. Dodds R.G.A.
Pte. I. Duggan N.F.
" G.J. Dunn "
" J. Fee "
Sig. E. Fenn R.G.A.
Pte. J. Ferguson D.L.I.
" H.G. Hall R.F.
A.B. A.W. Hamilton R.N.D.
L/C H. Hewish N.F.
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On lower pedestal
L/C P. Robinson N.F.
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Third Panel : Fourth Panel :
Cpl. C.F. Hill M.G.C., M.M. Pte. N. Pritchard N.F.
Pte. J. Jarvis N.F. A. Scott N.F.
Pte. R. Lilley N.F. Dvr. D. Stark R.F.A.
" T. Lister "
Sergt. M. T. Macmillen R.E.
Pte. J.R. Macmillen R.S.
" J.W. Mitchell N.F.
Engr. W.H. Milburn Merc.S.
A.B. J. Marsh R.N.D.
Cpl. T. Moore D.L.I.
Pte. F.R. Moat N.F.
" M. Noble N.F.
L/C J. Palmer "
Pte. J.R. Potter "
" C.W. Riddle "
L/C D. Richardson "
A/B A. Rogerson R.N.D.
Pte. T. Stobart R.F.
" G. Strong N.F.
A.B. C.B. Taylor R.N.D.
L/C J. Thompson N.F.
Pte. A. Thompson N.F.
Pte. M.D. Toward "
" T.E. Vallance "
A.B. F. Vallance Subs.
A.B. J. Veitch R.N.D.
Pte. W. Wright N.F.
NamesW102.01
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