Memorial

Plaque 1914-18 Mechanics Institute

Bedlington

Memorial Name: Plaque 1914-18 Mechanics Institute (B15.01)

NEWMP Ref No.: B15.01

Parish: Bedlington

Original Location:

Mechanics Institute

Present Location:

Salvaged from the Institute and placed in Beamish Museum in 1979.

Which War:

1914-18

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled 5th December 1921 by Mr. J. Caine, J.P., President of the Institute.

Materials Used:

Oak

Who Commissioned:

Mechanics Institute

Sculptor, Artist or Designer:

Messrs. Watson and Burgan, Bedlington.

Inscription:

1914 – 1918
To our glorious dead.
Members of this Institute who fell
in the Great War.

Memorial Description:

Plaque of two panels with wide framework, and elaborately shaped top, 39 inches high x 42 inches wide (99cms x 107cms).

A wreath has been carved to stand proud at the centre top in which are the dates “1914-1918”.

The names are listed in a single column on each of the two sunken panels, painted in gilded sans serif block capitals.

The dedication is on the bottom frame, carved in Roman capital letters, with the letter “u” replaced by a “v”.

Names:

19 full names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. From the Institute, 60-70 members joined.

2. The list of names reported in the Morpeth Herald does not tally exactly with the memorial as seen. The number of names is the same, but there are differences in spelling.

3. The name Richd. P. Oliver looks as if it was a later addition.

4. A transcript in a feature 75 years ago in News Post Leader 05/12/1996 reports that the memorial tablet has “the figure of a soldier on top”

5. Morris Robinson visited Beamish in 2004 to take photographs. There was a thought to try and have it returned to Bedlington, but it seemed that a duplicate would have to be created. He confirmed Note 3 above by saying that there looked as if something had been there at one time.

Sources:

Photos: Morris Robinson; Dorothy Hall

Blyth News
08/12/1921 reports unveiling ceremony.

Illustrated Chronicle
06/12/1921 reports unveiling

Morpeth Herald
09/12/1921 reports unveiling.

Northern Echo
25/11/1919 reports proposal to erect a memorial.

North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish
Ref: 1979-551.13

Sources Link: Northern Echo 11 25 Tue -1919
Sources Link: Morpeth Herald 12 09 Fri -1921

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Nan Smith (Ryton);
Jack Tait (Blyth L.H.S.);
J. Brown;
Morris Robinson;
Caroline Weir (Beamish Regional Resource Centre);
Dorothy Hall

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Names Documents:

BEDLINGTON, Mechanics’ Institute

 

 1914

 1918

 

    Frank Batchelor           Thomas Hinson

    Edward Colpitts           Geo. Hindhaugh

    Thomas Cowans             Chris. Jobson

    Leslie Crickmore          John Lamb

    John Docherty             Thomas Orange

    George Ferrier            John Patterson

    George Gibson             Josh. Potter

    Randolph Green            Thomas Smyth

    William Hall              Andrew White

    Richd P. Oliver

 

 To Our Glorious Dead

  

 Members of this Institute who fell

 in the Great War

——————————-

 The Morpeth Herald has differences to the names:

 B. Batchelor instead of F. Batchelor

 T. Cowan instead of Thomas Cowans

 J. Gibson instead of George Gibson

 J. Farrier instead of George Ferrier

 P. Green instead of Randolph Green

 J. Hindhaugh instead of George Hindhaugh

 T. Orange is given twice

 C. Johnson instead of Chris. Jobson

 W. Hill instead of William Hall

 T. Gibson instead of George Gibson

 C. Wight instead of Andrew White

 W. Colpitts instead of Edward Colpitts

 J. Crickmere instead of Leslie Crickmore.

NamesB15.01

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