Tynemouth Park, garden of remembrance

Tynemouth Park, garden of remembrance

HER Number
11995
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Tynemouth Park, garden of remembrance
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
Commemorative Garden
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Second World War 1939 to 1945
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Bronze plaque on a wall of the garden of remembrance unveiled by the Duke of Northumberland after 1940. "THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE IS DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO HENRY GEORGE ALAN, NINTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, KILLED IN ACTION ON THE 2ND MAY 1940 AND TO ALL THOSE FROM THIS BOROUGH WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR" {www.newmp.org.uk}.
Easting
436500
Northing
570100
Grid Reference
NZ436500570100
Sources
North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk T36.03