St George & the Dragon can be found in Old Eldon Square in Newcastle and the new development of Eldon Square behind the statue actually used to be a pub called The George & Dragon.
The monument is a Grade II listed building and is made of Granite, Portland Stone and Bronze. It was created by Charles Hartwell and unveiled by Earl Haig in 1923.
It is actually one of a pair and the sister statue can be found close to Lords Cricket Ground in London , both statues were payed for by public subscription and are to commemorate men lost in the Great War.
St George is the patron saint of the Northumberland Fusiliers. It is Newcastle’s official war memorial.
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