Memorial
Victoria Working Men's Club
Current Location
Glebe Community Centre, Durham Place, Murton, Easington, Durham, SR7 9BX, England
OS Grid Reference
NZ 39871 46885
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 71179
- Description
- Bronze Plaque set into a dark oak surround with side columns and ornate pediments. The words “The Great War” flanked by the dates are at the top, painted in gold serif capitals. The names are listed in three columns, the names sunk in casting and enamelled white. Right at the bottom, the words “For freedom’s cause” are deeply carved and gilded into a marble base. The dedication for 1939-45 is below the main plaque, the lettering gilded in Roman capitals.
- Inscription
- 1914 The Great War 1919. Dedicated to the memory / of those members who made the / supreme sacrifice / 1914-1919 For Freedom’s Cause/[names]/ b. 1939-1946 Victoria Workmen’s Club/[names]/ 1939-1946
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 68
- Died
- 68
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 5
- Died
- 5
- Information shown
- surname, initials of forenames
- Order of names
- surname
- Maker(s)
Mr Green, Architect
Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), Makers
- Costs
- £500
Ceremonies
Unveiled
20 Oct 1920
Councillor Ross Williams
Previous Location(s)
Victoria Working Men's Club, Murton, Easington, Durham, England
Components
- Plaque
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
- Frame
Height: 2250mm
Width: 1525mm
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- Northern Echo 18/10/1920 reports unveiling