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War Memorial, Old Eldon Square
The war memorial in Old Eldon Square in Newcastle was unveiled on the 26th of September 1923 by Field Marshal Earl Haig and dedicated by the Bishop of Newcastle.[1] The monument was dedicated to the men of Newcastle district who lost their lives in the First World War. Later the monument was further dedicated to those lost in the Second World War. The memorial is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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037974:Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1960
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Newcastle and District War Memorial - List Entry
- "....Newcastle and District War Memorial was erected in 1923 to commemorate the men of the city and district who fell in the First World War. It was paid for by …
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Newcastle First World War Memorial
- A detaild description and history of the memorial. "... A dynamic bronze depiction of St. George on a rearing charger killing the Dragon, on a tall white stone pedestal with …
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St. George & Dragon 1914-18 1939-45 Eldon Square.
- Detailed information about the memorial.
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Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in 1917. Public domain image c/o Wikimedia Commons.
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Newcastle 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. As there are over 1,000 …
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Old Eldon Square, Newcastle. Christmas 2019. A giant bobslay slide can be seen in the background on Blackett Street, which has been closed to traffic during the Christmas period.
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
037974:Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, c1960
Pinned by Pat Thomson
from https://historicengland.org.u…
Newcastle and District War Memorial - List Entry
- "....Newcastle and District War Memorial was erected in 1923 to commemorate the men of the city and district who fell in the First World War. It was paid for by …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://www.vads.ac.uk/digita…
Newcastle First World War Memorial
- A detaild description and history of the memorial. "... A dynamic bronze depiction of St. George on a rearing charger killing the Dragon, on a tall white stone pedestal with …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detai…
St. George & Dragon 1914-18 1939-45 Eldon Square.
- Detailed information about the memorial.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://commons.wikimedia.org…
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in 1917. Public domain image c/o Wikimedia Commons.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Newcastle 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. As there are over 1,000 …
from Flickr (flickr)
Old Eldon Square, Newcastle. Christmas 2019. A giant bobslay slide can be seen in the background on Blackett Street, which has been closed to traffic during the Christmas period.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
