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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Billy Row, County Durham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7301 / 54°43'48"N

Longitude: -1.7518 / 1°45'6"W

OS Eastings: 416079

OS Northings: 537266

OS Grid: NZ160372

Mapcode National: GBR JF6R.J5

Mapcode Global: WHC4V.2C2N

Plus Code: 9C6WP6JX+37

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 5 June 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1279275

English Heritage Legacy ID: 403774

ID on this website: 101279275

Location: Billy Row, County Durham, DL15

County: County Durham

Electoral Ward/Division: Tow Law

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Billy Row

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Stanley St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


CROOK AND WILLINGTON THE GREEN (West end)
NZ 13 NE
Billy Row
24/26 War Memorial

II

War memorial. Circa 1918. Portland stone. Life-size figure of soldier, hands
resting on rifle, on c. 4m. high pedestal which has unfluted Corinthian columns
at corners supporting entablature with wide cornice. Low square step to plinth;
pedestal has names of dead 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 on all sides, one side
devoted to Billy Row, one to Grahamley,one to Roddymoor and one to White Lea
districts. Fluted frieze and laurel wreath above each panel.


Listing NGR: NZ1607937266


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.

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