Subject(s): Robert Chambers Sport: Rowing Location: Walker Cemetery, Newcastle Unveiled: 4/6/1869 Sculptor: George Burn Material: Stone Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth 1: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS OF THE LATE ROBERT CHAMBERS; WHO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS UPHELD THE HONOUR OF TYNESIDE AS AQUATIC CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. HE DIED AT ST ANTHONY’S JUNE 4TH 1868; AGED 37 YEARS. Inscribed on plinth 2: BORN JUNE 14TH 1883 Inscribed on plinth railings base: RESTORED 1890. Links: None