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Boer War Memorial
There is a war memorial in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, which commemorates local servicemen who lost their lives in the Boer War. The memorial dates from 1905 and is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
056228:War Memorial Saltwell Park unknown 1976
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from https://historicengland.org.u…
BOER WAR MEMORIAL - Saltwell Park - List Entry
- "Dated 1905. Unsigned. Stepped, tapered granite plinth. Bayleaf pattern torus at step and draped cartouches below cornice. Inscribed with names of fallen on sides. Scrolled step above, with carved bay …
Added by
Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
056228:War Memorial Saltwell Park unknown 1976
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
BOER WAR MEMORIAL - Saltwell Park - List Entry
- "Dated 1905. Unsigned. Stepped, tapered granite plinth. Bayleaf pattern torus at step and draped cartouches below cornice. Inscribed with names of fallen on sides. Scrolled step above, with carved bay …
Added by
Simon Cotterill