Plaque 1914-18 Usworth Colliery

Top Club.

On the stairs landing leading to first floor.

Relocated from the original Top Club in the 1970s. Manor Road. NE37 3BD.

1914-18

Brass in oak frame.

In honour
of
Usworth Colliery
Workmen
who died while serving with the Colours
in the
Great War 1914-1918.
(Names)
Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends.

Plaque of popular design in light oak moulded frame 35 inches high x 25 inches wide (88cm x 64cms).

There is a border of string design on black background culminating in red Tudor roses in each corner.

The spandrels are hatched to create an arch inside which is the dedication, with the names underneath in three columns divided by a red vertical line.

The dedication is in elaborate capitals.

The names are in black sans serif capitals with red initials.

1. Reputed to be one of a set of five, of which only this has been traced.

Photos: James Pasby

Source of quotation
“Greater love hath no man than this . . .” Gospel of St. John 15 v 13

James Pasby

Wessington U3A War Memorials Group (in Washington) has fairly extensive details of the WW1 men on Usworth, Washington Village and Harraton memorials. There are files of their information in libraries at Shiney Row, Washington, Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead, Birtley, Durham Record Office and Tyne Wear Archives Blandford Street Newcastle. There are also files of information about life and events in Harraton Parish during WW1 in the same places

DVDs can be watched through youtube

Washington men in the Great War – Wad thou gan?

Washington Men at The Somme

From Washington to Wipers and Warlencourt

The Wear at War

Washington in the Great War – Whisht Lads, a book by Peter Welsh L3 (from the author) published by Pen & Sword 2014 ISBN 978 1 78346 385 6

Contact: petewelshgettysburg@btinternet.com