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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Blyth Valley
Town
Blyth
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
MESSRS HUGHES & BOLCKOW LTD (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 November 1919
    Attended by: Mrs T.E. Forster, wife of Mr T E Forster, Managing Director of the Cowpen Coal Company Ltd
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33573

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Current location

On the First floor corridor; The building was formerly the Cowpen and Crofton Miners Welfare Hall
Civic Centre
Renwick Road
Blyth
Blyth Valley
Northumberland
NE24 2BX
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 30926 81179
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Fixed to the gable of the pay office wall at the south pit.
    Cowpen Colliery
    Cowpen
    Blyth Valley
    Northumberland
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 306 815
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Gable-headed board, with names in gold-painted lettering listed in three columns separated by pilasters. A smaller separate stepped-triangle board above contains the dedication. The memorial commemorates men who had worked at Crofton, Isabella and North Pits.
Inscription
Small board: IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ COWPEN AND CROFTON COLLIERIES/ WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919 Larger board; THE/ GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919/ FOR GOD, KING AND EMPIRE/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adamson, Matthew
Aitchison, Walter
Alexander, Wilson
Alfred, Easton
Allen, Alex
Allen, Francis James
Allen, George Edward
Allen, John Henry
Allen, Peter
Allen, R C
See details for all 188 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 162
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 162
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations
    Order of information: Mainly alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Board
    Measurements: height c300mm, width c1450mm
    Materials: Wood - Teak
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: height c1140mm, width c1140mm
    Materials: Wood - Teak
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Paid for by the Crofton and Cowpen Miners' Patriotic Fund, which was supporting 48 widows and 82 children when it closed in July 1919

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference

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