Newcastle and District War Memorial

The Newcastle and District War Memorial is located at the center of Eldon Square. It features a tall classical pedestal made of Portland stone, which has a deep moulded base and plinth, all set on a shallow stepped platform. Atop the pedestal is a striking bronze sculpture of St George, the patron saint of the Northumberland Fusiliers, mounted on a rearing horse and thrusting a lance into the mouth of a contorted dragon.

The upper section of the pedestal includes a moulded string-course and a deep cornice, with the east and west sides slightly convex. The front (south) face displays a relief carving of a lion along with the inscription "1914-1918/ 1919-1945." The rear face bears the inscription "MEMORY/ LINGERS HERE," accompanied by a bronze laurel wreath. The base is inscribed with a tribute that reads: "A TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION/ TO THE MEN OF/ NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."

On the east face, there is a bronze relief panel titled "JUSTICE," which shows the figure of Justice holding her scales, alongside another female figure looking at a kneeling, semi-nude woman, with Justice touching the nape of her neck. The west face features another panel called "PEACE," depicting a mother and child under the watchful eye of the winged figure of Peace, who holds a palm branch.