The Merchant Navy Memorial
The Merchant Navy Memorial is a work of art in South Tyneside, England. The Merchant Navy Memorial is situated nearby to the theater building Customs House, South Shields, as well as near the passenger ship terminal South Shields Ferry Terminal.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Customs House, South Shields and St Hilda’s Church.
Customs House, South Shields
Theater building
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Customs House is an arts and entertainment venue in the Mill Dam Conservation Area of South Shields, South Tyneside. It opened in July 1864 as a custom house, built to facilitate the import and export of goods at Shields Harbour.
St Hilda’s Church
Church
Photo: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England. St Hilda’s Church is situated 960 feet northeast of The Merchant Navy Memorial.
South Shields Interchange
Railway station
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. South Shields Interchange is situated 1,800 feet northeast of The Merchant Navy Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and Westoe.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was.
The Merchant Navy Memorial
- Category: tourism
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99532° or 54° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.44097° or 1° 26′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6WXHW5+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 6581868676OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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