Great War Memorial

Great War Memorial is a memorial in , , . Great War Memorial is situated nearby to the shopping center , as well as near the sports venue .
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: sculpture in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Newcastle and District War Memorial” and “Old Eldon Square War Memorial”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’ Park and Old Eldon Square.

Stadium
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St. James' Park is a football stadium in , England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,264, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. is situated 1,500 feet west of Great War Memorial.

Square
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a public square, on Blackett Street in the English city of , originally known as Eldon Square. As well as green space the square is the site of a war memorial and location for the city's Remembrance Day commemoration.

Shopping center
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Eldon Square is a in , . It opened in 1976 on the site of , a famous part of Georgian Newcastle designed by John Dobson in 1824.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grainger Town and Chinatown.

Suburb
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is the historic commercial centre of , England. It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in .

Neighborhood
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The in Newcastle is a district of , located in the west of the city, on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, along Stowell Street.

Suburb
is an area in the north of central . The area has several transport hubs including , and .

Great War Memorial

Latitude
54.97443° or 54° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.61528° or 1° 36′ 55″ west
Inception
1923
Open location code
9C6WX9FM+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 747764090
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q26409308
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