Church of St. Patrick, headstone

HER Number

11273

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Church of St. Patrick, headstone

Place

High Spen

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

War Memorial

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Upright slab of three sections. Central panel has a domed top, a carved cross and the dedication. The names of the 17 dead are listed on the other two panels. "THE SAILORS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN HONOURED HERE DIED IN SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND LIE BURIED IN ST. PATRICK'S CHURCHYARD".

Easting

414500

Northing

558600

Grid Reference

NZ414500558600

Sources

North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) H106.03