West Park, war memorial

HER Number

7295

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

West Park, war memorial

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Cenotaph

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

War memorial. 1922 for Smith's Dock Co. Ltd. Sandstone steps and Portland stone cenotaph. Carved wreaths on tall, corniced, tapered cenotaph flanked by tall pilasters. Names of the dead from the company killed in the Great War carved on both sides. Date 1914-1918 inscribed in wreaths. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

434650

Northing

567570

Grid Reference

NZ434650567570

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 7/99; North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk N34.04