Sharpness Point, tank

HER Number

11998

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Sharpness Point, tank

Place

Tynmouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Armoured Vehicle

Site Type: Specific

Tank

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

A tank named 'Tynemouth' returned from Flanders, was placed at Sharpness Point and two field guns were placed in Northumberland Park on 21st June 1919. The tank was driven in procession from Tynemouth Station along Percy Park Road to Grand Parade. The tank and guns were first seen as patriotric trophies but by 1923 they were reviewed as eyesores and were removed. The tank was apparently sold for £20. {www.newmp.org.uk}.

Easting

437100

Northing

569900

Grid Reference

NZ437100569900

Sources

North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk T36.13