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

Sources

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