Structure Name: First World War Memorial

Description:
 

2.5 metre high cast bronze statue of St George, mounted on a rearing charger, slaying a dragon at his feet. The statue is mounted on a six metre high pedestal of Portland stone. Although the sculpture was originally over-painted in black, it is now patinated green.

The pedestal has a number of ornamentations:

On the front dado face, under the inscription,

1914-1918
1919-1945

is a relief carving of a lion;

On the left face, under the inscription,

PEACE

is a curved bronze relief depicting a mother and child and an angel;

On the right face, under the inscription,

JUSTICE

is the figure of Justice (holding scales) standing with another female figure, looking down at a kneeling semi-nude female figure;

On the rear face of the pedestal under the inscription,

MEMORY
LINGERS HERE

is a bronze wreath (one metre diametre) and below this is another inscription reading,

A TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION
TO THE MEN OF
NEWCASTLE DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
 

Extant: Yes

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Eastings: 424725m (view map)

Northings: 564485m (view map)

Position Accuracy: 10m

Positional Confidence: Absolute Certainty

Street Address
 

Old Eldon Square
 

Structure Types Identified: STATUE, WAR MEMORIAL

Historical Background
 

The statue was the second cast of a sculpture by Charles Leonard Hartwell to commemorate the men of Marylebone killed in the Great War and which is situated close to Lords Cricket Ground. Such a cost saving measure was common at all periods of memorial making where casting techniques were involved.

[After http://www.ejr.ndo.co.uk/geoeld.html - last accessed 03/11/03]
 

Chronology:

• 1923   Memorial unveiled by Earl Haig on the 26th September 1923.
      Entities Involved:
            Hartwell, Charles Leonard: Sculptor.
            Cackett & Burns Dick: Designed pedestal.

References:

• Images of England
• PMSA National Recording Project Database

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