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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
North Tyneside
Town
Whitley Bay
County
Tyne And Wear
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd July 0192
    Attended by: DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22nd July 1922
    Attended by: REV F L CATTELL
  • Foundation Stone
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17736

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Current location

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Whitley Bay
North Tyneside
Tyne And Wear
NE26 1BG
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 35401 72804
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite Cenotaph stands on a paved base. A low wall surrounds it with entrance ways on two sides with three steps. Around the whole are 19 stone posts which used to have a chain between them. bronze WW1 name plaques and silver alloy WW2 name plaques on the sides of the Cenotaph Bronze wreath and garland at the top of the Cenotaph
Inscription
COLUMNS: THE FOLLOWING HAVE MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE AROUND FOUR SIDES: THEIR BODIES ARE / BURIED IN PEACE / BUT THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE PLAQUES: (NAMES) FIRST WW2 PLAQUE: WW2 THE FOLLOWNG HAVE MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE / (NAMES) TOP PLAQUE: THE TOTAL AMOUNT SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE MEN WAS £10,000 WITH / AN ADDITION OF £1,000 ESPECIALLY EARMARKED FOR THE PERMANENT MEMORY OF THE / FORMER SUM 90/- HAS BEEN PLACED FOR THE DEPENDENTS OF THE FALLEN DISABLED SERVICEMEN / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, Charles J
Adlard, Kenneth Scott
Alexander, W D
Allen, James
Allen, Norman
Allison, C
Anderson, Frank
Anderson, Wm E
Andrews, Edwin James
Armstrong, A
See details for all 503 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 255
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 255
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 258
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 258
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,rank,regiment
    Order of information: surname,rank,regiment
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: height 30 FT
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL AND DWARF WALLS, STEPS AND PIERS SURROUNDING
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
C 1997: ALL BUT ONE OF THE WW2 PLAQUES WERE STOLEN AND REPLACED BY THE SILVER ALLOY ONES
Costs

Site: £8,000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 07-07-1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
  • Carter Postcard Collection WMSW84.1
  • NEWCASTLE DAILY JOURNAL by N/A 03/04/1920 09/08/1920 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NEWCASTLE
  • ALNWICK AND COUNTY GAZETTE by N/A 12/03/1921 27/05/1922 08/07/1922 22/07/1922 Source: Media Library Published:N/A ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND

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