Market Street, war memorial

HER Number

9474

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Market Street, war memorial

Place

Dudley

Map Sheet

NZ27SE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

War Memorial

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Stands in the front garden of the doctor's surgery. Unveiled on 15th September 1923 by John Morrison of Cramlington Coal Co. Marble statue of a woman, 3m high, in a long dress and cloak with bare feet. One hand is on an anchor. Sandstone pedestal on a stepped base. The statue has been moved so that it did not block the entrance to the new surgery. It was originally on a two-tier sandstone platform. The figure might be St. Barbara, patron saint of miners {Jack Grieves, NEWMP}. English Heritage say it is likely to represent Hope. "THIS WAR MEMORIAL AND HOSPITAL ARE ERECTED IN HONOURED MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 {58 names} and 1939-1945" {20 names}. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

426105

Northing

573644

Grid Reference

NZ426105573644

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North East War Memorials Project D34.01 (www.newmp.org.uk); Morpeth Herald 30 January 1920, 23 April 1920, 11 March 1921, 4 May 1923 and 14 September 1923; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9); National Inventory of War Memorials (17773); https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1406693