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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Gateshead
Town
Blaydon
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: November 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: November 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
42057

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Current location

ST CUTHBERTS CHURCH
Shibdon Rd
Blaydon
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 184 633
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
GREY MARBLE TABLET MOUNTED ONTO A DARK MARBLE BASE. INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING. ADDITIONTAL STONE TABLET ON A BLACK BACKBOARD ADDED AT THE BASE FOR WW2 INSCRIPTION
Inscription
WW1 TABLET: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ GRATER LOVE HATH NO MAN WW2 TABLET: ALSO/ IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR/ AND IN SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Amos, Septimus
Amos, Walter
Anderson, Robert
Anderson, Thomas
Archer, John M
Armstrong, George
Ayre, Thomas
Banks, Thomas
Barton, J Frederick
Barton, Tom
See details for all 200 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 200
    Served and returned: 200
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 10IN, width 3FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST CUTHBERT
  • 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
History
1994: RECTOR WAS TRYING TO ERECT A TABLET LISTING THE NAME SOF THE WW2 FALLEN BUT HE HAD NOT HAD ANY LUCK
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • CDS83.02

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