Newcastle upon Tyne - War Memorial, Eldon Square - Dennis postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  War Memorial, Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Publisher:  Dennis (N 009071L)
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Old Eldon Square is a public square on Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. As well as green space the square is the site of a war memorial and location for the city's Remembrance Day commemoration.

Square was built as part of the 1825–40 reconstruction of Newcastle city centre.

In 1824 John Dobson was commissioned by Richard Grainger to produce designs for Eldon Square. The design was for three terraces facing a central square, each terrace being of two and a half storeys. The east and west terraces consisted of 27 bays of windows, whilst the north terrace had 39 bays. The first floors had continuous cast-iron balconies with Grecian honeysuckle decoration. Beyond this and the giant Doric pilasters at the end of each terrace there was no other decoration. The terraces were faced with finely cut ashlar.^[1]

Designed by Charles Leonard Hartwell, and unveiled by Earl Haig in 1923, the war memorial is situated at the centre of the square. It is a large Portland stone pedestal, with a different relief on each of the four sides. They are:

North: the words ""Memory Lingers Here"" above a bronze sculptured wreath.

South: a sculptured picture of a lion below the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.

East: a bronze relief of Justice, displaying two grieving women and a third (Lady Justice) holding the scales.

West: a bronze relief of Peace, displaying a woman with a child and the Angel of Peace.

On the top is a large bronze equestrian statue of Saint George, the patron saint of infantrymen and cavalrymen, slaying the dragon.^[2]

type=printed

city/ region=newcastle upon tyne

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)