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    Memorial

    Gosforth Column

    This image shows the north side of the monument consisting of steps up to a plinth on which is set a small column with a Palladian type finial. Dedication to the men who fell in WW1 are in raised capital lettering on a brass plaque.

    Source: Paul Sanderson

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    Current Location

    CENTRAL PARK, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

    OS Grid Reference

    NZ 245 680

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    Type of Memorial
    Pillar / Column
    WMR Reference Number
    34422
    Description
    SMALL MONUMENT CONSISTING OF STEPS UP TO A PLINTH ON WHICH IS SET A SMALL COLUMN WITH A PALLADIAN TYPE FINIAL. DEDICATIONS ON PLAQUES
    Inscription
    THIS COLUMN AND ADJACENT BUILDING WERE ERECTED BY PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GOSFORTH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 - THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ ON A TABLET IN THE VESTIBULE OF THE BUILDING THE HALL TO THE WEST OF THIS STONE, ERECTED WITH PUBLIC/ SUBSCRIPTION, WAS DEDICATED ON REMEMBRANCE DAY THE 6TH/ NOVEMBER 1949, AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ WHILST SERVING IN H.M. FORCES AND THE MERCHANT NAVY IN THE/ 1939 - 1945 WAR
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • N KINDRED, Architect

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    28th January 1928

    DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND

    Rededicated

    06th November 1949

    UNKNOWN

    Previous Location(s)

    • WELFARE CLINIC, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

      Year of move

    UNKNOWN

    Reason for move

    FORMERLY IN THE GROUNDS OF THE WELFARE CLINIC

    Components

    Column

    Height: 7000MM


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1437134

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437134 (accessed 11/06/2026)

    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1437134

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437134 (accessed 11/06/2026)

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    89984

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    • MORPETH HERALD by N/A 23/1/25 Source: Media Library Published:N/A MORPETH, NORTHUMBERLAND
    • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 106 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
    • WMSG9.1