Stargate War Memorial

The memorial stands in a small garden at the junction of Stargate Lane and King Edward Road, immediately to the south of the Aged Miners’ Homes (not listed). It takes the form of a tall Aberdeen granite column surmounted by an urn and standing on a Spanish freestone base. The urn is topped with an eternal flame

The inscriptions are recorded on the column. The principal dedication reads ERECTED BY THE/ STARGATE WELCOME HOME ASSOCIATION/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN/ WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED BELOW WHO DIED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY AND SEALED THEIR LOVE/ BY DEATH IN THE GREAT WAR/ AUG.1914 - NOV. 1918/ (NAMES)/ MAY THEIR REWARD BE AS GREAT AS THEIR SACRIFICE.

The later inscription to the rear of the column reads 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES). A small metal plaque fixed to the memorial’s base reads TYNE GARDENS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION/ IN COMMEMORATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY/ V.E. DAY 1995/ AND V.J. DAY AUG.14TH 1994.

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, 23 February 2017.