Newburn, Memorial Park

HER Number:
11277

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newburn, Memorial Park

Place:
Newburn

Map Sheet:
NZ16NE

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific:
War Memorial

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Unveiled 11th August 1973 by Hugh Algnernon, 10th Duke of Northumberland. At the entrance to the park there is a stone monument with a steel plaque inside. "NEWBURN MEMORIAL PARK THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED ON 11TH AUGUST 1973 BY HUGH ALGERNON TENTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND K.G. IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER HENRY GEORGE ALAN, NINTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, LIEUTENANT, THIRD BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS KILLED IN ACTION AT PECQ 21ST MAY 1940". The plaque has now gone.

Easting:
165

Northing:
653

Grid Reference:
NZ165653

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) N13.08