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Memorial details

Memorial type
Painting / Print
District
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Town
Gosforth
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 06th May 1923
    Attended by: COL E P A RIDDELL CMG, DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
34486

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Current location

ST CHARLES RC CHURCH
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 245 682
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
PAINTING - REPRODUCTION OF RAPHAELS "MADONNA DI SAN SISTO" SHOWING MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SAINT SIXTUS AND ST BARBARA. NAMES ON DEDICATORY PLAQUE
Inscription
FOR YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR (1914 - 1918). MAY THEIR SOULS, AND THE SOULS OF/ ALL THEIR FALLEN COMRADES, THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD, REST IN PEACE./ "GREATER LOVE THAN THIS NO MAN HATH, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LFIE FOR HIS FRIEND."
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Painting
    Measurements: height 8FT 6IN, width 12FT 7IN
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
  • Roman Catholic Church of St Charles, attached presbytery and boundary wall to south and south west
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 11/5/23 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
  • WMSG9.32

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