Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sunderland
Town
Sunderland
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Cowell & Gatiss of Sunderland (Manufacturer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22 September 1921
    Attended by: Mayor W. Raine performed the unveiling
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22 September 1921
    Attended by: The Bishop of Durham (Dr Hensley Henson) performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
87648

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Current location

In a display case
Southwick Police Station
Church Bank
Sunderland
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR5 2DU
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 38190 58407
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • In the foyer
    Sunderland Police Station
    Gilbridge Avenue
    Sunderland
    Sunderland
    Tyne And Wear
    SR1 3AP
    England

    OS Grid Ref: NZ 39317 57126
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Sessions Court
    Central Police Station
    Sunderland
    Sunderland
    Tyne And Wear
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Rectangular brass plaque on an oak backboard. The plaque has a stylised border; at top-centre are a scroll, crown and crossed flags in coloured enamels, beneath which is the inscription, followed by the names of the Fallen (within a black border), followed by the names of those who served. Most of the lettering is black, but some red lettering was included for emphasis.
Inscription
SUNDERLAND BOROUGH POLICE/ THIS TABLET/ IS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE FORCE/ TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ KILLED/ (NAMES)/ SERVED/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, Walter L
Armstrong, Richard
Atterby, John
Barron, Thomas S
Bell, William A
Bevan, Thomas C
Binding, John Wm
Bousfield, William Ed
Bromwich, James Ed
Burge, Harry
See details for all 83 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 83
    Served and returned: 68
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname, in two groups (those killed and those who survived)
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 980mm, width 610mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: height 983mm, width 613mm
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
History
The plaque was originally mounted within a substantial nowy-headed oak frame that had the Police crest top-centre, and fluted columns. On an unknown date (possibly when the memorial was moved?), that original frame was removed and replaced with the much simpler version.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Northumbria Police
Reference
  • On 23/9/1921 the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping reported at length on the unveiling of the Sunderland Borough Police memorial that had taken place the previous day, in a corridor near the main entrance to the central Police Building. Before the unveiling, "an impressive service of dedication was conducted in the sessions court upstairs". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/19210923/083/0003
  • North East War Memorials Project's record of this memorial can be found at newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8767
  • On 23/9/1921 the Illustrated Chronicle included a photo of the memorial, which was within its original ornate frame. (That frame has since been replaced).
  • Sunderland Daily Echo 20/9/1921 (page 3) announced the forthcoming unveiling of the plaque in the Sessions Court of the Central Police Buildings. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/19210920/106/0003

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