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Newcastle Commemorative Plaque Scheme
There are over 100 commemorative plaques are located around Newcastle to highlight its historic buildings and structures, and to show the city's connections with eminent figures from the past.
We raise around 3 or 4 commemorative plaques annually. Sometimes these occasions coincide with anniversaries or other relevant dates. Nearly all nominations for plaques have come from an interested member of the public and we actively encourage you to make your own suggestions. Before submitting your suggestion please familiarise yourself with the criteria that must be passed for a plaque to reach final consideration.
- Use our Interactive Map to look around the city and see where all the commemorative plaques are. You can see the full list of plaques below. You can search this using your browser's Find option on this page. You can use the postcode to search on the map and locate the exact place. Click on the blue circle to show details, and each has a link to a webpage with more information.
| Name | Address | Postcode |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Clayton Street West (Richard Grainger) | 28 Clayton Street West | NE1 5DZ |
| 36 Clayton Street West (Richard Grainger) | 36 Clayton Street West | NE1 5DZ |
| Admiral Lord Collingwood | Milburn House, Dean Street | NE1 1PR |
| Alan Hull | City Hall, Northumberland Road | NE1 8SF |
| Alderman James Clyesdale | West End Library, Condercum Road | NE4 9JH |
| All Saints Church | 7 Akenside Hill | NE1 3UF |
| Balmbra's | 6-8 Cloth Market | NE1 1EE |
| Black Callerton (George Stephenson) | West Farm, Black Callerton | NE5 1NS |
| Black Gate | St. Nicholas Street | NE1 1RQ |
| Cale Cross | Akenside Hill, Quayside | NE1 3UF |
| Captain John Aidan Liddell, V.C. | Discovery Museum plaza | NE1 4HZ |
| Cardinal Basil Hume | 4 Ellison Place | NE1 8ST |
| Cattle Market Office (John Dobson) | Times Square | NE1 4EP |
| Central Station (John Dobson) | Central Station | NE1 5DL |
| Charles Avison (Assembly House) | 59 Westgate Road | NE1 1SG |
| Charles Avison (Charles Avison (St. Andrew's Churchyard) | St Andrew's Church | NE1 5SF |
| Charles Avison (Rosemary Lane) | Rosemary Lane | NE1 5JG |
| Charles Dickens | Music Hall, Nelson Street | NE1 7AP |
| Charles Merz and William McLellan | 54 High St, Gosforth | NE3 1LX |
| Chas Chandler | 35 Second Avenue | NE6 5XT |
| Civic Centre / 800th year of Mayoralty | Civic Centre, west elevation | NE1 7PF |
| Colin Veitch | 1 Stratford Villas | NE6 5AX |
| Dame Allan's Schools | College House, College Street | NE1 8SG |
| Danish Seamen's Club | St Nicholas Building (Westgate Road side) | NE1 3NN |
| Dr Charles John Gibb | 52 Westgate Road | NE1 5XU |
| Dr William Rea | 7 Summerhill Grove | NE4 6EE |
| Edward 'Ned' Corvan | Entrance to Motorail Terminal, Neville Street | NE1 5DL |
| Eldon Square (John Dobson) | Old Eldon Square | NE1 7JG |
| Ethel Williams | 3 Osborne Terrace | NE2 1NE |
| Father James Worswick | St. Andrew's RC Church, Worswick Street | NE1 6UW |
| Former Sailors Bethel - Horatio Street | Former Sailor's Bethel, Horatio Street | NE1 2PE |
| Frederick Douglass | 5 Summerhill Grove | NE4 6EE |
| George Redmayne Murray | Saville Place | NE1 8DQ |
| Gladstone Adams | Former Mission House, 147 City Road, Ouseburn | NE1 2AQ |
| Grainger Market (John Dobson) | Clayton Street entrance, Grainger Market | NE1 5PN |
| Grey Street (John Dobson) | 18-24 Grey Street | NE1 6AE |
| Hadrian's Wall | Crawhall Road, Red Barns | NE1 2TP |
| Hadrian's Wall Milecastle - Westgate Road | 69 Westgate Road | NE1 1SG |
| Henry 'Harry' Clasper | Base of High Level Bridge pier, Quayside | NE1 3RN |
| High Level Bridge | High Level Bridge, Newcastle | NE1 3RN |
| High Level Bridge (George and Robert Stephenson) | High Level Bridge (north side) | NE1 3RQ |
| House of Adam of Jesmond | Jesmond Vale Lane | NE6 5HN |
| J Alex Burns | Black Bull, Barrack Road | NE4 6BB |
| Jack Common (Author) | 44 Third Avenue | NE6 5YJ |
| Jesmond Cemetary Gates | West Chapel, Jesmond Raod | NE2 1BN |
| Jesmond Parish Church (John Dobson) | Jesmond Parish Church, Eslington Road | NE2 4DJ |
| John and Albany Hancock | 20 Great North Road (formerly St. Mary's Terrace) | NE2 4PS |
| John Dobson - Carlton Terrace | 1 Carlton Terrace | NE2 4EU |
| John Dobson's House (John Dobson) | New Bridge Street West | NE1 8BR |
| John Gilroy | 25 Kingsley Place, Heaton | NE6 5AN |
| John Wesley | 49-51 Northumberland Street | NE1 7AF |
| Jose Maria de Eca de Quiros | 53 Grey Street | NE1 6EE |
| Joseph 'Joe' Wilson | Chinatown Express, Stowell Street | NE1 5SE |
| Joshua Alder (1792-1867) | 5 Ravensworth Terrace | NE4 6AU |
| Keelmen's Hospital | Keelmen's Hospital, City Road | NE1 2AB |
| Literary & Philosophical Society (Robert Stephenson) | 23 Westgate Road | NE1 1SE |
| Lord Armstrong (High Bridge) | 39 High Bridge | NE1 1EW |
| Lord Armstrong (The Banqueting Hall) | The Banqueting Hall, Jesmond Dene Road | NE2 2EU |
| Lort Burn | Guildhall, Quayside | NE1 3AF |
| Ludwig Wittgenstein | 28 Brandling Park, Jesmond | NE2 4RR |
| Lying-in Hospital (John Dobson) | Lying-in Hospital, New Bridge Street West | NE1 8AL |
| Merchant's House, 35 The Close | 35 The Close | NE1 3RN |
| Mo Mowlam | 1 Summerhill Terrace, Summerhill | NE4 6EB |
| Muriel Robb | 102 Osborne Road, Jesmond | NE2 2TD |
| Newburn Parish Church - Stephenson | Newburn Parish Church, Newburn | NE15 8LA |
| Ove Arup | 16 Jesmond Vale Terrace, Heaton | NE6 5JT |
| Peter Murray Taylor | 51 Westgate Road | NE1 1SG |
| Private Adam Wakenshaw, V.C. | Discovery Museum plaza | NE1 4HZ |
| Private Edward Lawson, V.C. | Discovery Museum plaza | NE1 4JA |
| Ralph Hedley | 19 Belle Grove Terrace | NE2 4LL |
| Robert Stephenson (House) | 5 Greenfield Place | NE4 6AX |
| Sailing Ship's Owners | Exchange Buildings, Quayside | NE1 3DE |
| Scotswood Delaval Drift | Scotswood Road | NE15 6LN |
| Sid Chaplin | 11 Kimberley Gardens, Heaton | NE2 1HJ |
| Sir Joseph Swan | 13 Mosley Street | NE1 1YE |
| Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne | 62 Grainger Street | NE1 5JG |
| St Anne's Church | St Ann's Church, City Road | NE1 2DZ |
| St Mary's Chapel | St Mary's Chapel, Reid Park Road | NE2 2HA |
| St Mary's Place (John Dobson) | St Mary's Place | NE1 7PQ |
| St Mary's Well | St Mary's Well, Jesmond Dene Road | NE2 2HA |
| St Thomas' Chapel | Guildhall car park, Quayside | NE1 3RG |
| St Thomas' Church (John Dobson) | St Thomas' Church, Barras Bridge | NE1 7PF |
| Stephenson Works - Stephensons | 20 South Street | NE1 3PE |
| Suffragette Movement (Kathleen Brown) | 71 Grey Street | NE1 6EF |
| The Castle Keep | Castle Garth | NE1 1RQ |
| The Craigs | Ouse Street | NE1 2AG |
| The Custom House | The Customs House, Quayside | NE1 3DE |
| The Guildhall | The Guildhall, Sandhill | NE1 3AF |
| The Mill | The Mill, Jesmond Dene | NE2 2EY |
| The Town Wall - Andrew's Tower | St Andrew's Church, Newgate Street | NE1 4SG |
| The Town Wall - Corner Tower | Croft Stairs, City Road | NE1 2HG |
| The Town Wall - Durham Tower | Bath Lane | NE1 4XB |
| The Town Wall - Ever Tower | Rear Stowell Street | NE1 4YB |
| The Town Wall - Gunner Tower | Bewick House, Pink Lane | NE1 5DF |
| The Town Wall - Hanover Street | Hanover Street | NE1 3NZ |
| The Town Wall - Morden Tower | Rear Stowell Street | NE1 4YB |
| The Town Wall - Postern Gate | Rear Stowell Street | NE4 5SQ |
| The Town Wall - Sand Gate | Sand Gate, Quayside | NE1 3DX |
| The Town Wall - The Herber Tower | Rear Stowell Street | NE1 4YB |
| The Town Wall - The Plummer Tower | Croft Street | NE1 6NG |
| The Town Wall - The Sallyport Tower | Tower Street | NE1 2HY |
| The Tyne Bridges | Swing Bridge, Quayside | NE1 3RQ |
| Thomas Bewick | Bewick House, Bewick Street | NE1 5DF |
| Thomas Bewick's Workshop | Amen Corner | NE1 1PF |
| Thomas Burt | 20 Burdon Terrace | NE2 3AE |
| Thomas Spence | Broad Garth, Quayside | NE1 3DE |
| Trinity House | Broad Chare | NE1 3DQ |
| Tyne and Wear County Council | Sandyford | NE2 1DB |
| Tyne Bridge 75th Anniversary | Tyne Bridge | NE1 3AF |
| Water Row, Newburn (George Stephenson) | Water Row, Newburn | NE15 8NL |
| William Bell Scott | 14 St. Thomas Crescent | NE1 4LG |
| William (‘Billy’) Purvis (1784-1853) | East elevation of 31-35 Close, facing Javel Groupe | NE1 3RN |
| William Hedley | Newburn Parish Church, Newburn | NE15 8LA |
| William Newton | 1 Charlotte Square | NE1 4XF |
| William Straker | Burt Hall, Northumbria University, Northumbria Road | NE1 8DE |
| Yevgeni Zamyatin | 19 Saunderson Road, Jesmond | NE2 2DR |
To be considered for the Newcastle upon Tyne commemorative plaque scheme -
A person must:
- Be deceased.
- Have made a significant contribution to the legacy of Newcastle or Britain
- have a strong link with Newcastle e.g. born, lived or worked or made their discovery or accomplishment in Newcastle.
- Have an existing, original (not site-of) site with strong links to them where a plaque be could installed.
A building or structure must:
- Be prominent in the history and development of Newcastle and should demonstrate:
- Evidential value
- Historical value
- Aesthetic value
- Communal value
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The Decision Process
We receive around 8 - 15 proposals every year. Those proposals that make it through the initial assessment process are then weighted on significance and relevance to any upcoming events e.g. centenary of person to be commemorated. A final list of 3-4 are proposed for the forthcoming financial year to Historic Environment Advisory Panel (HEAP) every Jan/Feb for their endorsement with others of merit, noted as possibilities for future years. If we consider those not proposed to HEAP to still have significant merit we will include them on the list for consideration in the next calendar year.
