Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
On 31st October 1834 John Bruce died at his home on Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.
22nd June 1908 Northumberland Regiments Boer War Memorial, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] was unveiled by Lieutenant Genral Sir Laurence Oliphant
Sculpted by Thomas Eyre Macklin. The Mason was Mr J C Ferguson and the founders were Messrs Montacutelli Freres. It cost £4,707 to build.
The winged figure of victory stands with her right arm holding out a laurel garland and a sword in her left hand and the figure of Northumbria at the base stands looking upwards with a palm branch in memory of her fallen sons in her out-stretched right hand and a standard in the other. The relief panel shows a battle scene; each panel is linked by a garland.
