Shiney Row, Barrack Row, war memorial

HER Number:
11941

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Shiney Row, Barrack Row, war memorial

Place:
Shiney Row

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific:
War Memorial

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Unveiled 1st May 1922 by Lord Joicey. A cross on a large base. A wreath and ribbon are draped around the cross. There are two panels with roses and leaves above. Located in a cobbled area enclosed by railings. Heworth Burn Stone. It has been moved at least once and used to stand in a stone walled enclosure. "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF PENSHAW PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ GREATER LOVE HAVE NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS". 172 NAMES ARE LISTED. {www.newmp.org.uk}

Easting:
3234

Northing:
5271

Grid Reference:
NZ32345271

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk S124.01; Historic England (Designation), Consultation Report, 22nd Sept 2016