Denton Burn, West Road Cemetery, Cross of Sacrifice

HER Number:
11930

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Denton Burn, West Road Cemetery, Cross of Sacrifice

Place:
Denton Burn

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

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:
Cross of Sacrifice. 5m high on a Portland Stone octagonal base. A wall behind with two piers. "1939-1945 HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF HIS MAJESTYS FORCES WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND WERE CREMATED" {www.newmp.org.uk}.

Easting:
420700

Northing:
565300

Grid Reference:
NZ420700565300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East War Memorials Project www.newmp.org.uk NUT062