Swalwell, Garden House Cemetery, war memorial

HER Number:
11993

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Swalwell, Garden House Cemetery, war memorial

Place:
Swalwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific:
War Memorial

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Large freestone plinth with a short column on top and an urn of fire. On three sides there are painted scenes of 'The First Parting', 'Night Raid from the trenches' and 'The awakening from Death to Life' set behind glass in copper frames. The dedication is on the fourth side: "IN MEMORY OF PTE. JOHN W. GALLON WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION" there are also 84 names of Dunston men. The monument was commissioned by Cllr and Mrs G.E. Gallon of Victoria House, Dunston. The sculptor was H.S. Turner of Gateshead. The painter was John Taylor of Dunston.

Easting:
212

Northing:
618

Grid Reference:
NZ212618

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk S85.04