Memorial

Benches Old Eldon Square

Newcastle upon Tyne

Memorial Name: Benches Old Eldon Square (NUT035)

NEWMP Ref No.: NUT035

Parish: Newcastle upon Tyne

Original Location:

Eldon Square, placed round the green and the statue.

Which War:

All wars

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

2008

Materials Used:

Teak benches, metal plaques.

Who Commissioned:

Newcastle City Council

Inscription:

(Name)
Dedicated to those who died on active service.

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 commemorated.

Names:

34 various regiments and organisations, and one name.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. This was part of the refurbishment of Eldon Square, when the war memorial statue of St. George was restored.

Sources:

Photos: Tony Harding: James Pasby; K. Blythe

Additional Research Documents

NUT035 Photos of all benches

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Research Acknowledgements:

Tony Harding:
James Pasby;
K. Blythe

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Names Documents:

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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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