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    Memorial

    Blyth Submarine Service (HMS Tiptoe's Anchor)

    Source: Copyright Brian George-Hill

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    Current Location

    In the Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Church, Wanley Street, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, NE24 1DP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 31243 81496

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Trophy / Relic
    WMR Reference Number
    33570
    Description
    ANCHOR FROM H.M.S. TIPTOE ON ROUGH HEWN ANGLED PLINTH WITH INSET PLAQUES
    Inscription
    UNVEILED BY REAR ADMIRAL R.R. SQUIRES/ FLAG OFFICER SUBMARINES/ 26TH SEPTEMBER 1979/ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY BLYTH VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL/ TO COMMEMORATE THE LONG ASSOCIATON BETWEEN THE SUBMARINE SERVICE AND/ BLYTH, ESTABLISHED IN 1914 AND STRENGTHENED THROUGH TWO WORLD WARS
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Sponsored By
    Anchor donated by the Admiralty

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    26 September 1979

    Rear Admiral R R SQUIRES

    Previous Location(s)

    • In the South West Corner, Market Place, Blyth, Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England

      Year of move

      March 1995

      Reason for move

      To incorporate it into the Garden of Remembrance

    Custodian
    NORTH EAST BRANCH OF THE SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION (was Blyth Valley Council at the original site)

    Components

    Plinth

    Height: 300mm

    Width: 900mm

    Depth: 1800mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Trophy / Relic

    Made from: Cast Iron


    Condition: Good


    • http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6635
    • Blyth News 27 September 1979 reports the unveiling at the Market Place, and the granting of Freedom of the Borough to HMS Onslaught
    • News Post Leader 12 May 1994 reports the proposed move
    • News Post Leader 20 April 1995 reports the relocation with a photograph