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The Response, 1914
The Response, 1914
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A large group of figures depicting soldiers and would-be recruits led by two drummer boys. Intermingled are men and boys carrying tools or rifles in uniform or working clothes. Some of the figures are saying goodbye to their families who are also accompanying the group and others wave. Above, flags are flying and a winged angel figure flies above the group sounding a trumpet. On the rear side of the wall is the figure of Saint George flanked by the figure of a Northumberland Fusilier in the uniform of a First World War soldier and a figure of a Northumberland Fusilier in the uniform of 1674, the year in which the regiment was raised. The artwork is mounted in front of a wall with abutting plinth at front and rear.
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

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Barras Bridge, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8JJ