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Cenotaph
The Cenotaph in Jarrow is located outside Palmer Community Hospital, just off Station Street. The memorial was commissioned by the Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Co. (1,543 employees from Palmer's joined the forces in the First World War, and 140 were killed or died from wounds.) It was sculpted by R.R.Beall using stone from Greenlaw Quarry, Northumberland. The memorial was unveiled on the 6th of October 1921 by Mr. G. Mure Ritchie (Chairman of Palmer's) and dedicated by Rev. E.M. Williams, Rector of Christ Church. An estimated, 5,000 people attended the unveiling ceremony. It commemorates 185 local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. The Cenotaph is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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CENOTAPH NORTH EAST OF CHRIST CHURCH RECTORY - Jarrow - List Entry
- "First World War memorial. Sandstone ashlar. Square gadrooned base to large tapering pedestal having inscription panels beneath dentilled overhanging cornice. On this stands a gadrooned pedestal from which the urn …
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Cenotaph Palmer Shipyard 1914-18 Roadside - Jarrow
- Details of the memorial and list of names inscribed.
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Jarrow at War
- During the First World War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England. These have been made available by Newcastle Libraries.
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited
- Overview History Palmers (Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited) was a British shipbuilding company established by Charles Mark Palmer in 1852 . The Company was primarily based in Jarrow, but …
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Memorial - PALMER SHIPBUILDING AND IRON WORKS
- "....FRONT FACE: DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FROM JARROW/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY/ THE DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF/ PALMERS SHIPBUILDING & IRON COMPANY LIMITED/ …
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CENOTAPH NORTH EAST OF CHRIST CHURCH RECTORY - Jarrow - List Entry
- "First World War memorial. Sandstone ashlar. Square gadrooned base to large tapering pedestal having inscription panels beneath dentilled overhanging cornice. On this stands a gadrooned pedestal from which the urn …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detai…
Cenotaph Palmer Shipyard 1914-18 Roadside - Jarrow
- Details of the memorial and list of names inscribed.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Jarrow at War](/uploads/pics/99/99950_t.jpg)
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Jarrow at War
- During the First World War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England. These have been made available by Newcastle Libraries.
![Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2537/4080108523_9a6559a0a0_z.jpg)
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited
- Overview History Palmers (Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited) was a British shipbuilding company established by Charles Mark Palmer in 1852 . The Company was primarily based in Jarrow, but …
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from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memori…
Memorial - PALMER SHIPBUILDING AND IRON WORKS
- "....FRONT FACE: DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FROM JARROW/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ ERECTED BY/ THE DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF/ PALMERS SHIPBUILDING & IRON COMPANY LIMITED/ …
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Simon Cotterill