Dunston Hill War Memorial

The granite memorial stands in a prominent position at the junction of Ellison Road and King George Avenue. It is in the form of a tall, ornate, Celtic cross. The wheel-head arms and the front and rear faces of the shaft are decorated with intricate interlace patterns carved in relief. The shaft is raised on a square plinth with chamfered corners. The plinth stands on a five-stepped octagonal base, which is placed on a three-stepped area of paving.

Each face of the plinth is divided into vertical panels bearing the inscriptions and names. Bronze lettering applied to the base of the shaft reads THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. A bronze plaque on the central panel of the plinth’s front face reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THESE LAID THE/ WORLD AWAY/ POURED OUT THE/ RED SWEET WINE/ OF YOUTH GAVE/ UP THE YEARS TO/ BE OF WORK AND/ JOY AND THAT/ UNHOPED SERENE/ THAT MEN CALL/ AGE The bottom of the bronze plaque is decorated with a wreath and palm fronds in relief.

Incised below this plaque on the sloping face of the plinth base is REMEMBER ALSO/ THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945

Recessed panels either side of the bronze plaque, and on each of the other three sides of the plinth, contain the First World War names in carved and painted lettering. The names from the Second World War are carved and painted on the sloping face of the plinth base.

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, 7 February 2017.