Memorial Details
Memorial
Benches Old Eldon Square
Reference
NUT035
Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Map ref
NZ
Original Location
Eldon Square, placed round the green and the statue.
Which war
All wars
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
2008
Memorial Description
Thirty benches, all of which bear dedication plaques except one. These are of metal, with raised border. They are dedicated to regiments or organisations, with one only dedicated to a person. Lettering is raised and burnished on a black background using Roman capital letters.
In the armrests are the badges of the regiments or groups dedicated.
In the armrests are the badges of the regiments or groups dedicated.
Materials used
Teak benches, metal plaques.
Inscription
(Name) / Dedicated to those who died on active service.
Names
Who commissioned
Newcastle City Council
Notes
1. This was part of the refurbishment of Eldon Square, when the war memorial statue of St. George was restored.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Tony Harding: James Pasby; K. Blythe
Research acknowledgements
Tony Harding: James Pasby; K. Blythe
Research In Progress
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Benches Old Eldon Square (NUT035)
These numbers are our references!
03 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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04 Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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05 The Royal Regiment of Artillery
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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06 The Royal Engineers
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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07 The Royal Marines
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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08 The Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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09 Northumbria Police
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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10 Edward Lawson V.C. - Gordon Highlanders
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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11 The Russian Convoy Club North East
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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12 101 Regiment Royal Artillery
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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13 Dunkirk Veterans
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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14 The Royal British Legion
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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15 The Northumberland Hussars
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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16 The Coldstream Guards
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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17 Army Medical Service, Northumbria
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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18 The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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19 The Royal Air Force
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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20 The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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21 St. John Ambulance
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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22 The Airborne Forces
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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23 The Light Dragoons
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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24 The City of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Dedicated to the People of the City who died in wartime
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25 The Royal Naval Association
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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26 Tyneside Irish Brigade
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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27 The Durham Light Infantry
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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28 The Green Howards
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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29 George Cross Island Assoc. Malta 1940
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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30 The Merchant Navy
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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31 Northern Ireland Vets. Assoc.
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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32 RASC / RCT Association
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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33 The Royal Signals Association
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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34 Tyneside Scottish
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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35 Black Watch
Dedicated to those who died on active service
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