Newcastle and District War Memorial is a Grade II* listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1965. War memorial. 18 related planning applications.
Newcastle and District War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ruined-landing-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1965
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Newcastle and District War Memorial, Eldon Square, Blackett Street, NE1 7JG
- OS grid reference
- NZ 247 644
- Coordinates
- 54.97443, -1.61526
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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.
Local climate
Newcastle and District War Memorial receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 18 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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