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Title
The Response, 1914
Date
1923
Medium
bronze, granite & stone
Measurements
H 300 x W 1000 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 800 x W 1400 x D 250 cm
Accession number
NE1_SD_S003
Acquisition method
commissioned by Sir George and Lady Renwick
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Newcastle City Council
Custodian
Newcastle City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade I (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
5th July 1923
Listing date
17/12/71
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base of bronze relief at south end:W. Goscombe John
Inscription description
pedestal, front face: NON SIBI SED PATRIAE / THE RESPONSE 1914; pedstal, rear face: QUO FATA VOCANT // TO COMMEMORATE THE RAISING OF THE B COMPANY / 9TH BATTALION & THE 16TH, 18TH AND 19TH / SERVICE BATTALIONS / NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILERS / BY THE / NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD / CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AUG–OCT 1914 / THE GIFT OF SIR GEORGE RENWICK BT DL AND LADY RENWICK / MCMXXIII