The Drive, war memorial and garden of remembrance
The Drive, war memorial and garden of remembrance
HER Number
7628
District
Gateshead
Site Name
The Drive, war memorial and garden of remembrance
Place
Heworth
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Stone wall with granite plaque and marble plaque. The marble plaque reads: "THIS GARDEN IS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE FELLING CENTRE OF THE WOMENS VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF FELLING IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS AREA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945". The granite plaque reads: "THIS GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND FREEDOM WAS SUBSCRIBED BY THE FELLING WELCOME HOME AND MEMORIAL FUND ON JUNE 2ND 1953". LOCAL LIST
Easting
428600
Northing
561760
Grid Reference
NZ428600561760
Sources
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/264; North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) H92.05