Richard Street, war memorial
Richard Street, war memorial
HER Number
11270
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Richard Street, war memorial
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
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
In garden of Working Men's Club. Granite statue of a soldier resting on his reversed riflr with his head bowed. The statue stands on a plinth with Greek key pattern and a panel with scrolls and cherubs below, within a walled area with iron railings. The dedication on the plinth reads: "ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF HETTON AND DISTRICT WORKING MENS CLUB IN MEMORY OF THEIR FELLOW MEMBERS WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 ALSO THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR".
Easting
435470
Northing
547410
Grid Reference
NZ435470547410
Sources
North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) H125.06