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    Memorial

    Tynemouth - Second Boer War

    Memorial - Front View

    Source: Copyright Philip Pratley

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    Current Location

    ON THE VILLAGE GREEN, Front Street, Tynemouth, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4DX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 36837 69391

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    Type of Memorial
    Other memorial
    WMR Reference Number
    17747
    Description
    STONE PLINTH ON A THREE-STEPPED BASE WITH DECORATIVE PILLARS ON EACH CORNER OF THE PLINTH AND METAL INSCRIPTION PLAQUES ON EACH SIDE. SURMOUNTED BY A SHORT, BROAD AND SLIGHTLY STEPPED COLUMN WITH FOUR DECORATIVE BUTTRESSES AND A METAL DOMED CAP ON TOP. THE WHOLE IS SURROUNDED BY A LOW CHAIN FENCE AND STANDS ON A PAVED BASE.
    Inscription
    FRONT, 6 O'CLOCK FACE: ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO RECORD THE/ NAMES OF THE MEN OF/ THE VILLAGE OF/ TYNEMOUTH/ WHO SERVED IN/ SOUTH AFRICA/ 1899 - 1903. 3 O'CLOCK FACE: (NAMES)
    War
    Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Number Commemorated
    19
    Served
    17
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    rank, regiment, surname, forename, manner of death, years served
    Order of names
    years served
    Additional Information
    Weathering has made the names hard to read.
    Maker(s)
    • ARTHUR B PLUMMER FRIBA MSI, Designer

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    1989: NAMES ERODED, SOME ILLEGIBLE. MEMORIAL SUBJECT TO VANDALISM. CAPT STONE WAS REMOVED BY VANDALS BUT HAS BEEN REPLACED

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    13th October 1903

    Rt. Hon. W. St.John Brodrick M.P.

    Components

    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Unknown


    Memorial

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Poor


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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    WMO/106200

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    • SHIELDS DAILY NEWS by N/A 1903 Source: Media Library Published:N/A NORTHUMBERLAND
    • Anglo Boer War Forum, https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/17-memorials-and-monuments/30924-tynemouth-1899-1903, accessed 12th September, 2025