Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Town
- Lemington
- County
- Tyne And Wear
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- R WHITEHOUSE (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 30th April 1921
Attended by: LT GEN SIR PERCY S WILKINSON KCMG CB
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34560
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Current location
North of Lemington Cemetery Gates
Union Hall Rd
Lemington
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE15 8XA
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 18396 65441
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Two-stepped base surmounted by plinth and Celtic Cross. Inscription on the sides of the plinth in lead lettering.
- Inscription
- IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING/ INHABITANTS OF LEMINGTON WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, T
Bailey, T G
Bailey, V B
Bell, W H
Bird, S
Blackburn, E
Blackburn, T D
Brown, A S P
Brown, W
Cairns, T
See details for all 76 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 76
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 76
Exact count: no
Information shown: regiment,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 14FT
Materials: Granite - Lettering
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Lead
- Cross
- Listing information
- Lemington War Memorial
- 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
- Condition
- Lemington War Memorial
- WMO ID: 249837
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 11-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- WMSL41.1
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