Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- The Bromsgrove Guild (Designer)
MESSRS LOWES AND SONS (Manufacturer)
MR J W ENGLISH MSA (Designer) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11 November 1921
Attended by: VISCOUNT GREY OF FALLODEN, a Director of the Railway - Dedicated
Date: 11 November 1921
Attended by: Revd A E Comibeer, Vicar of Newcastle St John's - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 48366
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Current location
In the vestibule at the top of the stairs.
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Co-operative Childcare
previously known as Buffer Bear Nursery (Former British Transport Police Office)
Neville Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 5DP
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 24454 63782
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- In the porchway
Accoutants Freight Office
Forth Banks
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- In the porchway
- Description
- Rectangular bronze plaque in a marble frame. Inscription in relief. Badge of the NER at top of the plaque. Bas relief ribbon with medallion at the centre depicting St George and the Dragon is depicted at the top centre of the plaque above the inscription.
- Inscription
- N. E. R./ PRO DEO PRO PATRIA/ IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE & RIGHT/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ "These laid the world away/ Poured out the red, sweet wine of youth/ Gave up the years to be"/ ERECTED BY THE STAFF OF THE ACCOUNTANT'S DEPARTMENT
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allison, R S
Bywell, J R M
Clark, J R
Cotterill, G E
Dodds, J R
Dunglinson, D
Ellison, J S
Errington, G
Fairless, R L
Fenwick, A C
See details for all 23 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 23
Served and returned: 0
Died: 23
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Plaque
Measurements: height 1450MM, width 920MM
Materials: Bronze
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
- Reference
- North East War Memorials Project: newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8196
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle 5 and 19 March 1984. Proposal to relocate this memorial and our reference 48365 next to Left Luggage Office not proceeded with because of 'fear of vandalism'.
- Newcastle Daily Chronicle 12 November 1921 reports the unveiling
- Newcastle Daily Chronicle 11 November 1921 reports proposed unveiling this afternoon
- North Eastern Railway Magazine 1921
- Illustrated Chronicle 4 March 1920 has photos of the unveiling
- Shields Daily News 12 November 1921 reports the dedication
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