War Memorial, Benches, Walls, Piers, Terrace and Steps
WAR MEMORIAL, BENCHES, WALLS, PIERS, TERRACE AND STEPS, HAWKEY'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184732
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1950
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, Benches, Walls, Piers, Terrace and Steps
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, BENCHES, WALLS, PIERS, TERRACE AND STEPS, HAWKEY'S LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-08-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/00858/31
- Rights:
- © Mrs J.H. Black. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1184732
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1950
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, Benches, Walls, Piers, Terrace and Steps
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, BENCHES, WALLS, PIERS, TERRACE AND STEPS, HAWKEY'S LANE
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, BENCHES, WALLS, PIERS, TERRACE AND STEPS, HAWKEY'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Tyneside (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 34809 68557
Details
TYNEMOUTH HAWKEY'S LANE
NZ 36 NW
North Shields
7/80 War memorial, benches, walls,
piers, terrace and steps.
24.10.50
G.V. II
War memorial benches, walls, piers, terrace and steps. Circa 1920. War memorial, walls
and piers of Portland stone; bronze panels in low relief; sandstone square paving
and granite steps. Wide cenotaph has projecting centre with low-relief panels
depicting angel and uniformed men; bronze-wreathed band; low pyramidal coping;
classical-style benches set against canted walls breaking forward either side and
ending in low square piers with projecting panels on street front. Nosed granite
steps to flagged terrace enclosed by walls. Panels on canted walls inscribed
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE
BOOK OF HONOUR TREASURED IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, at left; at right THIS MONUMENT
AND THE INFIRMARY EXTENSION WERE ERECTED AS THE TOWN'S WAR MEMORIAL IN HONOUR
OF THOSE WHO DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.
Listing NGR: NZ3480968557
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 8 February 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303325
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11521
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/112083
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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