Hebburn, Carr Ellison Park, South African War Memorial

HER Number:
10890

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Hebburn, Carr Ellison Park, South African War Memorial

Place:
Hebburn

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

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:
Structure

Description:
c. 1903. A fine South African war memorial paid for by public subscription, commemorating the seven local men who were killed in the Transvaal. The memorial is a globe showing the outline of Africa on a draped tapering column, all in polished dark grey granite. The designer and date of erection is unknown. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
431060

Northing:
564030

Grid Reference:
NZ431060564030

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 49; North East War Memorial Project (www.newmp.org.uk) H93.06; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/104/J