Memorial
Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Front Street
Tynemouth
Memorial Name: Pillar 1914-18 1939-45 Front Street (T36.01)
NEWMP Ref No.: T36.01
Parish: Tynemouth
Tynemouth Green, Front Street.
a. 1914-1918
b. 1939-1945
a. Unveiled 28th March 1923 by Gen. O’Dowda of the British Legion.
Dedicated by Canon Brigstock.
b. Unveiled 28th November 1999 by the Mayor of Tynemouth.
Cornish De Lank Granite and freestone
a. Tynemouth War Memorial Committee, and Tynemouth Village Tradesmen and Rate Payers’ Association who were the sponsors of the scheme.
b. Tynemouth Village Association.
a. An estimate of £900 was received with some dismay, as it was felt that it was too much to be able to raise. The eventual cost was £370 by using cheaper stone.
Public subscription
Present Condition: Upgraded 1999 for the addition of the names from 1939-45
Designed by D.M. O’Herlihy, Borough Surveyor. See Note 5 below.
Built by J. Mullen of Tynemouth; stonemason was Adam Young Harvey
Ownership and Maintenance: Was Tynemouth Borough Council now North Tyneside Council.
a.
To the
Glory
of
God
and in
Memory
of our
Fallen
1914-18
b.
1939-1945
Pillar, total height 14 feet 9 inches (4.5m), with sword encircled by wreath raised in half relief on the east side.
It rests in a circular base 59 inches (1.5m diameter) divided by low walls.
Four tall concave slabs form the central pillar bearing the names of the fallen.
The dedication is on one face, the names from 1914-18 are on the other three faces of the column.
The names for 1939-45 are on the flanges supporting the column.
The lettering is incised and coloured black using sans serif capitals throughout.
a. 89 surnames and initials.
b. 79 surnames and initials.
See transcript.
1. The monument is within Tynemouth Conservation area.
2. R.W. Gould points out that the unveiling of this memorial was only 53 weeks before the start of World War Two.
3. In January 1995 a move was made to gather names from those who died in 1939-45 so that these could be added.
4. The Friends of War Memorials (now War Memorials Trust) gave £200 towards the costs of the 1999 restoration.
5. D.M. O’Herlihy, Borough Surveyor was named as the original designer, but the press report of the unveiling says “Mr. Steele of the Borough Surveyor’s Department” designed the memorial while Mr. O’Herlihy had seen to the tidying up of the wilderness on the village green in preparation for the memorial.
6. See notes in T16.11 for correspondence details concerning location and site.
7. This Memorial was to replace the original Tynemouth Village War Memorial that was situated on Manor Road, see T16.11 for story.
Photos: R.C. Simpson; J. Brown; Lonely Tower;
the photo of the sculptor working on the monument was provided by his grand-daughter, who lives in Tynemouth
Newcastle Daily Chronicle
20/05/1922 reports acceptance of architect’s plans.
North Shields News Guardian
05/01/1995 reports proposal to add names from 1939-45.
Shields Daily News
from 20/07/1937 and 1938 passim refer to problems re selecting the design, the materials to be used, selecting the site;
18/11/1937 reports that the proposed unveiling on Armistice Day had to be postponed because of “irritating delays”, chief of which had been failure to approve the site;
11/01/1938 contains a photograph of a model of the proposed monument;
22/08/1938 reports the unveiling ceremony.
Smith’s Dock Monthly
July 1920 re fund raising.
The Journal
29/10/1999 reports proposal to unveil the names from 1939-45 at the end of November 1999.
Tyne-Wear Archives
Photograph of unveiling 1925 Ref 1630.
R.C. Simpson, North Tyneside MBC Planning Dept.;
Ralph W. Gould;
North Tyneside Local Studies;
Janet Brown;
Tony Harding;
James Pasby;
Tyne and Wear Archive and Museums Service
The members of Tynemouth World War 1 Commemoration Project have researched the names on the Borough of Tynemouth’s Roll of Honour.
Contact: info@tynemouthworldwarone.org
TYNEMOUTH, Village Green.
Front face (1914-18) 2nd Face (1914-18)
G. Abbott
A.E. Aggett
T.A. Agnew
E. Alden
L.P. Allen
J. Armstrong
T. Austin
F.D. Blandy
J. Brown
F.H. Carmen
J. Carruthers
To the T. Charlesworth
Glory R. Christie
of T.H. Crow
God W. Cutter
and in J. Cummings
memory C.C. Cobb
of the H. Davison
fallen H. Davis
1914-1918 J. Dickinson
Q. Durward
1939-1945 N. Eskdale
S. Eskdale
J. Fletcher
J. Ferguson
K.G. Garnett
J.C. Graham
D. Graham
J.W. Grey
A. E. Harris
Flanges (1939-45)
S. Aries R. Smith J. Cuthbertson W. Burdon
H. Atkinson J.J. Smith R. Devlin J. Burdon
G. Azzopardi R. Smith J. Dixon D. Burnett
R. Bell G. Thompson H. Duffield G. Carr
A. Bell J. Towell H. Dunn R. Chater
J. Black H. Tyerman H. Dunn H.C. Crosland
A. Blakey J. Walker R. Dunn P. Compton
T. Brannen E. Weatherstone H. Fairbairn L. Compton
G. Bridger A.F. Williamson G. Firth G. Cook
H. Bullas A. Woodward D. Forster D. Cooper
K. Angus G.F. Byers
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Third face (1914-18) Fourth face (1914-18)
J. Harrison J. Rowley
A. Herriott R.H. Shand
H.W. Holmes R. Simpson
H. Hudspeth A. Stroud
R. Hudson J. Stone
E. Hunter S.R. Swift
H. Irwin J.W. Tailford
A. Jackson J. Tait
W.A. Jones T.D. Taylor
F. Keritzer A.E. Thompson
H.J.N. Kydd W. Todd
C.F. Lamb J. Tombling
N. Lakey W.F. Tombling
E. Martin T. Tombling
E. Marshall G.R. Treadwell
W.D. Maughan R.H. Treadwell
J.H. Mason R.B. Turner
T.N. Melrose T. Tweedy
G. Milburn P. Ware
A. Morton D. Wayman
J. Mullen F.J. Weeks
J.E. Newton E.T. Wells
W.N. Pearson P.S. Whitelaw
K. Raine A. Woods
A.R. Rankine J. Woods
R. Raynes A.W. Wilkinson
L. Rennison J.A. Wilson
H. Richardson W. Wrightson
T. Richardson N. Youds
G. Rollo
Flanges (1939-45)
F. Lambert J. Frith J. Prince W.H. Nichol
J. Martin G. Gibson J. Reed W.J. Nichol
J. McArthur A. Gibson A. Reis R. Ogilvie
J.I. McConnell F. Glancey R. Renwick S. Pascoe
F. McCoy N.A. Grey A. Richardson W. Patterson
R. McCoy A. Hunter J. Scott J. Peach
J. McGee A.F. Headland J. Seal R. Phillips
L. Meadows D. Hobbis J. Sheldon W. Phillips
T. Miller J. Hutchinson R. Smith C. Pigg
E. Mundy K. Keys R. Pledger
NamesT36.01
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