Memorial Park

HER Number

11277

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Memorial Park

Place

Newburn

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

War Memorial

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Unveiled 11th August 1973 by Hugh Algnernon, 10th Duke of Northumberland. At the entrance to the park there is a stone monument with a steel plaque inside. "NEWBURN MEMORIAL PARK THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED ON 11TH AUGUST 1973 BY HUGH ALGERNON TENTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND K.G. IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER HENRY GEORGE ALAN, NINTH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, LIEUTENANT, THIRD BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS KILLED IN ACTION AT PECQ 21ST MAY 1940". The plaque has now gone.

Easting

416500

Northing

565300

Grid Reference

NZ416500565300

Sources

North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) N13.08