Prior's Haven, Amateur Rowing Club, war memorial

HER Number

11997

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Prior's Haven, Amateur Rowing Club, war memorial

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

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

Destroyed Monument

Description

Two strake boats were unveiled as war memorials on 7th May 1921. They were named after two members of the club and were a memorial to five other rowing club members who fell during the First World War. They have disappeared {www.newmp.org.uk}.

Easting

437200

Northing

569100

Grid Reference

NZ437200569100

Sources

North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk T36.12