West Hartlepool War Memorial

For the other war memorial in Hartlepool, see Redheugh Gardens War Memorial.

West Hartlepool War Memorial
Hartlepool Borough Council
For Soldiers from West Hartlepool
who fought in World War I
Established1923
Unveiled11 October 1923
Location54°41′06″N 1°12′52″W / 54.6850°N 1.2144°W / 54.6850; -1.2144
Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Designed byGeorge Coombs
(North Elevation) In grateful remembrance of the men of this town who at their country's call left all that was dear to them to hazard their lives that others might live in freedom. Their name liveth for evermore
(South Elevation) Thine O Lord is the victory

West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph[1][2][3] is a war memorial in Hartlepool, County Durham, England commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and World War II.[4][5] The war memorial, created in the 1920s, is located on Victoria Road in Hartlepool's Victory Square.[5][nb 1] The square was created for this monument.[6]

  1. ^ West Hartlepool War Memorial 1914 – 1919: Unveiling & Dedication. Hartlepool Central Library: 22 page digital copy (pdf) of the West Hartlepool War Memorial 1914 – 1919: Invitation to the unveiling of the War Memorial in 1923, Order of Service, and Unveiling & Dedication, shelved at Reference 940.465. 1923. Bib Id 300313.
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  4. ^ War Memorial in Victory Square, Hartlepool. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NEWMP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b West Hartlepool History. This is Hartlepool. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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