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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Gateshead
- Town
- Gateshead
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR EDWARD H THEW (Artist)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42175
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Current location
Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE8 4JP
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 25684 61771
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Davidson's Glass Works
Team Valley
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Davidson's Glass Works
- Description
- Brass Plaque 3 feet 1 inch high x 2 feet 1 inches wide on light oak pattress 2 inches wider all round. It has a raised top. There is a wide border of Celtic knotwork interspersed with squares in which are depicted the badges of the regiments of those named. All lettering is raised in casting and polished leaving a dull background. The lettering is Roman capitals throughout apart from the quotation at the bottom which is in lower case.
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN EVERLASTING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE/ TEAMS GLASS WORKS WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bartram, T
Beck, J
Clark, E
Corbett, T
Dunn, T
Foster, R
Foulis, G
Fox, T
Gallagher, J
Green, W
See details for all 25 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: regiment, surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak - Plaque
Measurements: height 925mm, width 625mm
Materials: Brass
- Backboard
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- C 1995: RESTORED WHEN IT WAS DISPLAYED IN AN EXHIBITION OF GLASS AT SHIPLEY ART GALLERY
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
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