Memorial
Ivy Leaf Social Club
Current Location
Maritime Heritage Centre, Newbiggin-by-the-sea, Wansbeck, Northumberland, NE64 6DX, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 31684 88011
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 33944
- Description
- Oak Board comprising of four planks joined horizontally (although the joints are barely visible). There is a wide border of oak leaves, culminating in roundels in each corner featuring the English lions, the Scottish lion, the Irish harp and the welsh dragon. At centre bottom is the badge of the County of Northumberland with the quotation inscribed on either side. The names are listed in 6 columns. All the decoration, panel divisions and lettering are done by pokerwork.
- Inscription
- ROLL OF HONOUR/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA WHO PAID THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ "NOT FOR THEMSELVES, BUT FOR OTHERS"
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 137
- Died
- 137
- Information shown
- surname, forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
George L Brynhof, club member, Designer
Mr G Widderfield, club member, Makers
- Sponsor Type
- private
- Sponsored By
- Presented by the designer and the maker
Ceremonies
Unveiled
1st August 1921
Colonel J H Nicholson of Cowpen Hall
Previous Location(s)
Ivy Leaf Social Club, 3, Windsor Terrace, Newbiggin By The Sea, Wansbeck, Northumberland, NE64 6UJ, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 30957 87586
Reason for move
The club address is now a private dwelling. After closure the memorial was in the Newbiggin Council Offices, then Ashington Town Hall, then Woodhorn Colliery Museum and finally the Sailing Club. It was then moved to the Maritime Heritage Centre in 2013
Components
- Board
Height: 1075mm
Width: 1825mm
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- SHIELDS DAILY NEWS 03-08-1921
- Blyth News 4/8/1921
- MORPETH HERALD 05-08-1921
- ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE 06-08-1921