In the years immediately after the 1914-1918 Great War, memorials inscribed with the names of those who had made the ultimate sacrifice sprang up in their thousands in towns and cities across Britain.
They were found on main streets, in schools, in churches, and in business premises, and they came in many forms - from simple rolls of honour, to stained-glass church windows, to ornate plaques, to large stone memorials such as the Cenotaph in Gateshead.
It's 100 years since the impressive memorial on the corner of the town’s Prince Consort Road and Durham Road was unveiled. The ceremony on May 14, 1922 was watched by a colossal crowd reported in the newspapers to be 30,000-strong.
