Hebburn, Carr Ellison Park, South African War Memorial
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
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