New York Road, War Memorial

HER Number

10975

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

New York Road, War Memorial

Place

New York

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

War Memorial

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

First World War Memorial. Unveiled 1921. Cross of Celtic wheel type with carved wreath and leaves, and a cartouche below, on a plinth. "TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914-1918. PASS NOT THIS STONE IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE FOR THEY DIED THAT YOU MIGHT LIVE". 68 names are listed. The sculptor was WH Endean of Cramlington. LOCAL LIST

Easting

432340

Northing

570242

Grid Reference

NZ432340570242

Sources

Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 65; North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) N53.02; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9); National Inventory of War Memorials; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1406712