Bensham, Park Terrace, Presbyterian Church, war memorial
Bensham, Park Terrace, Presbyterian Church, war memorial
HER Number
11193
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Bensham, Park Terrace, Presbyterian Church, war memorial
Place
Bensham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commemorative
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Monument
Site Type: Specific
War Memorial
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
20th Century 1901 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The church was demolished in the 1960s to make way for St. Cuthbert's Village. The plaque is stored in a Gateshead Council depot [2007]. A marble and granite plaque 1m wide, in classical style. It has an urn at the top with swags down the sides. Inscription: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF (NAMES) WHO FELL IN THE GREAT AND VICTORIOUS STRUGGLE FOR RELIGION, HOMELAND AND LIBERTY 1914-1919 1939-1945".
Easting
425000
Northing
561000
Grid Reference
NZ425000561000
Sources
North East War Memorials Project Ref. B134.09 (www.newmp.org.uk); The Journal 15 January 2007, 16 January 2007 and 18 January 2007; Gateshead Council News February 2007; Northern Echo 11 January 2007