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Title
South African War Memorial
Date
1905
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 210 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 320 x W 73 x D (?) cm
Accession number
NE8_GL_S177
Acquisition method
funded by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
11th November 1905
Listing date
23/01/73
Access
at all times
Inscription description
black raised letters on west face: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR / 1899 - 1902 / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE / GATESHEAD MEN WHO LOST THEIR / LIVES IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE / THIS MEMORIAL WAS / ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW / TOWNSMEN, OCTOBER 1905 / HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST / BY ALL THE COUNTRY'S WISHES BLESS, / BY FAIRY HANDS THEIR KNELL IS RUNG / BY FORMS UNSEEN THEIR DIRGE IS SUNG / COLLINS - LINES IN 1746; other faces are inscribed with regiments and names.