Memorial
Cowpen and Crofton Collieries - WW1
Current Location
On the First floor corridor; The building was formerly the Cowpen and Crofton Miners Welfare Hall, Civic Centre, Renwick Road, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE24 2BX, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 30926 81179
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 33573
- Description
- Gable-headed board, with names in gold-painted lettering listed in three columns separated by pilasters. A smaller separate stepped-triangle board above contains the dedication. The memorial commemorates men who had worked at Crofton, Isabella and North Pits.
- Inscription
- Small board: IN/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ COWPEN AND CROFTON COLLIERIES/ WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919 Larger board; THE/ GREAT WAR, 1914 - 1919/ FOR GOD, KING AND EMPIRE/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 162
- Died
- 162
- Information shown
- Surname, forename, decorations
- Order of names
- Mainly alphabetical by surname
- Maker(s)
MESSRS HUGHES & BOLCKOW LTD, Makers
- Sponsor Type
- corporate
- Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
- Paid for by the Crofton and Cowpen Miners' Patriotic Fund, which was supporting 48 widows and 82 children when it closed in July 1919
Ceremonies
Unveiled
29 November 1919
Mrs T.E. Forster, wife of Mr T E Forster, Managing Director of the Cowpen Coal Company Ltd
Previous Location(s)
Fixed to the gable of the pay office wall at the south pit., Cowpen Colliery, Cowpen, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 306 815
Year of move
unknown
Reason for move
Colliery closed
Components
- Board
Height: c300mm
Width: c1450mm
Made from: Wood - Teak
Condition: Good
- Plaques / Panels with names
Height: c1140mm
Width: c1140mm
Made from: Wood - Teak
Condition: Good
- Morpeth Herald 5 December 1919 (page 4) reported the unveiling