Memorial

New York

New York- Cross

Source: Copyright Derek Rootham

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Current Location

Murton Lane / New York Road. (Beside Wheatsheaf Inn), New York, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0LR, England

NZ 32339 70242

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17732
Description: 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.
Inscription: To/ the/ glorious/ dead/ Erected by/ the inhabitants of/ the district/ in memory of/ the brave men who fell/ in the war/ 1914 – 1918/ (Names)/ Pass not this stone in sorrow but in pride/ For they died that you might live.

Unveiled

28 Mar 1921

Alderman Mason of Whitley Bay

Cross

Height: 12FT

Width: 48IN

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1406712