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New York War Memorial
The war memorial on Murton Lane in New York in inscribed with the names of 68 local servicemen from the district who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was designed by W. H. Endean, and unveiled on the 28th of March 1921 by Alderman Mason of Whitley Bay, at a service conducted by the Vicar of Shiremoor, Revd. Greener. The memorial is Grade II listed.
To the glorious dead.
Erected by the inhabitants of the district in memory of the brave men who fell in the war 1914 – 1918.
Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride. For they died that you might live.
Erected by the inhabitants of the district in memory of the brave men who fell in the war 1914 – 1918.
Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride. For they died that you might live.
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New York (Tyneside) 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.
from https://historicengland.org.u…
New York War Memorial
- "First World War roadside memorial, 1921, by W. H Endean.
Carved from sandstone, it consists of a three-stepped base surmounted by a heavy plinth, shaft and Celtic Wheel Cross. The …
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Simon Cotterill
from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memori…
NEW YORK- CROSS
- "...Three-stepped abse surmounted by plinth, sahft and sandstone Celtic Wheel Cros. Inscription carved into one side. Wreath in releif above plinth. Four palm leaves on upper corners of plinth...."
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Simon Cotterill
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New York (Tyneside) 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.
from https://historicengland.org.u…
New York War Memorial
- "First World War roadside memorial, 1921, by W. H Endean.
Carved from sandstone, it consists of a three-stepped base surmounted by a heavy plinth, shaft and Celtic Wheel Cross. The …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memori…
NEW YORK- CROSS
- "...Three-stepped abse surmounted by plinth, sahft and sandstone Celtic Wheel Cros. Inscription carved into one side. Wreath in releif above plinth. Four palm leaves on upper corners of plinth...."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
