Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 Hookergate Grammar School

High Spen

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 Hookergate Grammar School (H106.06)

NEWMP Ref No.: H106.06

Parish: High Spen

Original Location:

Hookergate Grammar School.

In one of the main halls.

The school closed in 2011.

Present Location:

Thorp Academy, Ryton

Which War:

1939-45

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled by the headmaster

Materials Used:

Metal

Inscription:

1939-1945

Memorial Description:

Plaque 36 inches high x 24 inches wide (91cms x 61cms), set in a wood frame 44 inches high x 32 inches wide (112cms x 81cms)

There is a double line border.

At centre top is a cross with the dates on each side.

Names are listed in two columns using sans serif capitals.

Names:

31 surnames and initials
See transcript.

Notes:

1. A display was set up in 2007 by School Librarian Hazel Laverty who researched the names on the school memorial.

Sources:

Photos: Dorothy Hall

Gateshead News
Dec.2007-Jan 2008 reports the display in Note 1 above.

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Geoff Nicholson;
Brian Pears;
Dorothy Hall;
Jennifer Bell

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Names Documents:

High Spen Hookergate Grammar School. 

   1939    +   1945

   C. Beaumont     W. Irwin

   R.S. Bell       J.H. Jackson

   W. Bell         S. Kidd

   H. Blacklock    H.R. Lintern

   L. Blair        A. Nicholson

   J. Brown        J.G. Parker

   J.R. Bulman     R. Parkin

   R. Clark        G. Robson

   C. Dunn         J.J. Robson

   C.E. Forster    A. Rushton

   J. Forster      T.G. Shergold

   V. Graham       J.K. Smith

   J. Greener      W.R. Telford

   L. Hodgson      J.E. Trewick

   H. Hogg         J.W. Weatherley

         Nancy Richardson

NamesH106.06 

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