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Title
Whitley Bay War Memorial
Date
1921–1922
Medium
white granite & stainless steel
Measurements
H 900 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
NE26_SD_S005
Acquisition method
commissioned by War Memorial Committee and Whitley Bay Welcome Home and Remembrance Fund
Work type
War memorial
Owner
North Tyneside Council
Custodian
North Tyneside Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
22nd July 1922
Listing date
20/02/86
Access
at all times
Inscription description
columns: THE FOLLOWING HAVE MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE / [NAMES]; around 4 sides: THEIR BODIES ARE / BURIED IN PEACE / BUT THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE; plaque: WW2 THE FOLLOWING HAVE MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE / [NAMES]; plaque: THE TOTAL AMOUNT SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE MEN WAS £10,000 WITH / AN ADDITION OF £1,000 ESPECIALLY EARMARKED FOR THE PERMANENT MEMORY OF THE / FORMER SUM 90 / - HAS BEEN PLACED FOR THEDEPENDENTS OF THE FALLEN DISABLED SERVICEMEN / [NAMES]