United Kingdom Whitley Bay cenotaph

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Steve Wright

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The Cenotaph in Whitley Bay is located on the Links, close to Spanish City. The memorial was officially unveiled on the 15th July 1922 by Duke of Northumberland, and dedicated by Rev. F.L. Cattell, Vicar of St. Paul's Church. The memorial bears the names of the local dead who lost their lives in the First World War. Names for the Word War 2 were added later. The monument is Grade II listed. Metal thieves stole bronze plaques inscribed with the names of the war dead c.2009 - these have since been replaced and the monument restored.
The Cenotaph is 22 feet (12m) high on circular base 8m diameter. At the top there is Greek key pattern decoration, below which is a bronze laurel ribbon round the top, from which a bronze wreath hangs on all four sides. Twelve bronze plaques bear the names, 4 of which are 45.5cm high x 112cm wide, 4 are 27cm high x 131cm wide and 4 are 26.5cm high x 101cm wide. The lettering is in raised Roman capitals. Each panel has a raised fluted edge, inside which is a narrow patterned border. The memorial stands inside white granite bollards which at one time had metal chains between them.

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