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Ovington District WW1 Plaque

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Current Location

Prudhoe Working Men's Club, 3, South Street, Prudhoe, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE42 5JT, England

OS Grid Reference

NZ 09532 62938

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Type of Memorial
Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number
34126
Description
Brass Plaque with dome at centre top, on a pattress which echoes the shape. There is a wide border of oak leaves and flowers. At centre top is a cross enclosed by a laurel wreath. The lettering is sunk in casting and enamelled black using Roman capitals, apart from the quotation at the bottom, which is in Gothic script.
Inscription
ERECTED / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THE OVINGTON DISTRICT / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/[names]/"Greater love hath no man than this, that / a man lay down his life for his friends"
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated
10
Died
10
Information shown
surname, forenames, rank
Maker(s)

  • MR EDWARD H THEW, Newcastle Upon Tyne., Artist

Ceremonies

Unveiled

Sunday 1st Mar 1920

Rev. J.G. Hodgson, Hexham

Previous Location(s)

  • Methodist (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) Chapel, Ovington, Tynedale, Northumberland, England

    Year of move

    c1993

    Reason for move

    after closure of the chapel PLACED IN VILLAGE HALL UNTIL 1992 WHEN IT WAS SOLD. MOVED TO WORKING MENS CLUB IN 1993.

Components

Plaque

Height: 900MM

Width: 600MM


Made from: Brass


Condition: Good