Commemorated on 1 plaque
Robert Atkinson Westall. The acclaimed children's author was born here on 7th October 1929. He wrote over 40 books and received a number of literary awards. Some of his books used a local setting including 'The Machine Gunners'. He dies at Northwich, Cheshire on 15th April 1993.
7, Vicarage Street, North Shields, United Kingdom where they was born (1929)